[AMRadio] Angelo Ditty

[alton young]

Anglo gave me my code test in tampa in 1901 and he made me send for 5 or 1o minutes he finally stopped me and told me he just wanted to hear good cw ,boy what an ego boost.wish the f.c.c. had many more like him...he made an impression on then what was a kid.w4bni

 

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 From: rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: AM Radio List <amradio at mailman.qth.net> 
Cc: Joseph Crawford <w4aab1 at hughes.net> 
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Angelo Ditty
  
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 
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