[ARC5] Call Letters

[Geoff]

I still wanted a W4 call, and finally after a longtime friend from back in 
high school dropped his 1957-vintage K4 call for a 2x2, I thought about it 
again; but wanted a W4.  (Quite frankly, I've never "understood" 2x1 
calls... "What's the rest of it?")  First I tried for a 1x2, and got beaten 
to it by an "extra lite" who'd been licensed a total of just under 2 years; 
the water wasn't even out of his hair yet.  (I got my Extra in 1968, when it 
had to actually be earned... where's the justice?)



** I sat for my Extra at the Bahstun FCC office on June 21 1968 (100% copy 
and aced the exam) with several others from National that upgraded to 
various levels as none of us wanted to lose frequencies. Since it was a 
Friday and several managers were present, including myself, it was declared 
on the spot as a half day of work.

We arrived ( I believe there were 19 of us) just as the examiner returned 
from lunch. Being this was a high tech area with a large ham population he 
wasnt at all surprised and was rather happy about the steady upgrading 
enthusiasm compared to the crap in the magazines from Wayne Green and 
others.

So after everyone finished it was a stroll down the street to the nearest 
restaurant we all agreed upon and the celebration began.
I still cant remember getting home to NH that evening and in a 68 Camaro 
SS-350 convertible no less!

Carl
KM1H