[AMRadio] Angelo Ditty

[Rob Atkinson]

what did he look like?  I remember the guy from Atlanta who gave me
all the tests in Memphis from 1973 - 1975.

The guy who they always sent was not talkative at all; said as little
as possible.



73

Rob
K5UJ

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> 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