[AMRadio] Extra Class OT

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At 05:15 PM 11/1/2011, Don Cunningham wrote:
>I had learned Morse in the Navy, and surpassed 20 wpm easily, but that was
>with a typewriter.  I did fine by hand at 5 to 10 wpm it seemed, but 13 was
>VERY elusive.  My "elmer" suggested writing the Engineer in Charge at Dallas
>and ask if I could take it with my typewriter.

Tnx, Don, for the story.   Taking my exams (FCC) at Cleveland, I found out one
could bring their own typewriter and if they wanted to use a bug (or 
keyer) for sending
they could also bring their own.   As a kid, I had neither, so it 
didn't matter. :-)

>Some other time I'll tell you about getting that blamed typewriter back OUT
>of the post office building with security!!!!

That has to be funny!

Not the same, but as a 16 year old, and taking the bus to Cleveland along with
my BC-611 handy-talky (to later use atop the highest skyscraper in town), I
entered the exam room for the Extra Class exam with the 611 under my arm.
The examiner said "you can't bring that thing into the room. Put it 
in the hallway."
I said I wasn't going to do that since it would be stolen.   He 
relented and had me
put it under the exam table. :-)   Later on he told me to "get your 
$%^&* walkie-talkie
and get the hell outa here."

Ole" Dick Cotten, W8DX, was meaner than a drill sargeant. :-)

Perry  w8au