[Boatanchors] [novicerigroundup] Re: [Glowbugs] Re: NOVICE RIG ROUNDUP

[Jim]

In 1963 I prevailed on a local Ham to give me the novice exam....
On the appointed day he said "are you ready?'
I said "Yes" and promptly failed the CW exam....
He was a good sport and instead of sending the paper back to the FCC marked 
"failed"
He loaned me a CW practice record and rescheduled...
I came home from school every day and played that record on my Fathers Hi-fi
In two weeks or so I passed the CW and written exam..

BUT, it did take several visits to Houston street to pass the General CW, so 
I had a Tech for several years.

It wasn't until after I got my General (just as the ARRL had privileges 
restricted) that I realized, if I wanted to make QSO's with my crappy radio 
and antennas, it had to be on CW.....
and became very proficient in that mode....

Jim an ex WN2


WN2AWQ back in 1961-2. Novice tests at that time were given by local
hams. You had to hook up with one and ask hm/her to get a Novice test
for you. For the General, had to go into NYC. First trip using all of my
allowance saved up, I failed the code receiving. You couldn't get past
the Grim Reaper in the exam room on Houston St unless you passed!
Repeated it a month later, much better prepared. Didn't want to waste my
allowance again. Kept the upgraded WB call since. No desire to change
it, it's like my name after 55 years.

Howie WB2AWQ


On 2/8/2017 8:45 AM, Nick England wrote:
> I was KN4NYW back in 1961. I missed the 13wpm at the FCC office in 
> Norfolk,
> and my Novice ticket expired before I got my Technician call WA4SXT. After
> different calls from moving around and dropping out of ham radio for a 
> bit,
> I got my general/advanced/extra as KD4CPL. In 2009 I checked and K4NYW had
> never been issued to anyone else, so it only took me 48 years to "upgrade"
> from KN4NYW to K4NYW.
> Cheers,
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com
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