[AMRadio] Angelo Ditty

[rbethman]

Joe,

You are indeed correct!  It was a "brain fart", or memory lapse!

Too many years have passed!

The only parts I got right were Angelo, the Atlanta office, and 1980 to 
1981/2.

He definitely was one very fair man!  He used to visit WB4ATE, (Bob), 
KA4SFV, (Frank now SK), and myself, KA4PBD.  (My original call.)

Thank you for the correction!

On 1/27/2012 1:12 PM, Joseph Crawford wrote:
> Angelo's last name was Ditty. Angelo Dundee was connected to the 
> boxing world. Mr. Ditty gave me my 20 wpm code sending test in 
> Birmingham, AL in 1977. I remember that well. Someone had threatened 
> his life at the exam point in Memphis earlier that year, and several 
> of the hams in Birmingham were deputies and such. They moved the 
> testing site that year to a local church. He was an imposing figure, 
> but he was fair. He told some of us after the exam taht he could copy 
> 60 wpm, and was tested by the Navy twice a year. I wish the FCC was 
> still giving tests. A lot of these CB-types would not be on, unless 
> they bootlegged. I am hoping to get my Gates BC1-T on soon. Am still 
> dealing with my mother's death 3 months ago, and dealing with a--holes 
> at work. Planning to retire in 3 years or so.
>                                                                 73 de 
> Joe W4AAB