[CW] Novice Bands are still there.

[John Geiger]

I look back on my novice days with fond rememberances.  Ham radio was really
a fraternity back then.  You could always find some one to work in the
novice bands, usually another novice, but sometimes a higher class of
license who would slow down for you. I remember one ham who was an advanced
who would make an expedition to Delaware every year for the novice roundup,
just to give out that rare state.

It is too bad that the ARRL killed the novice license.  I don't think new
hams today get those kind of wonderful experiences hanging around on the
local Channel 19, err, repeater.

I also don't seem to remember whining and crying about why did I have to
increase my code speed to get my general, but then maybe my memory is
selective.

73s John NE0P

P.S. I keep hoping to find out that this NPRM is really just a Gigco
commercial.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
To: <CW at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 4:04 AM
Subject: [CW] Novice Bands are still there.


> There are stations in the Novice bands that can't go in the General bands
> still.
>
> One is KC2OBS, Jane from NJ.  She is a Technician.
>
> She has been on 3719 kHz every night around 0000-0200Z.
>
> She sends about 9 wpm, but she is a Technician and I give anyone who is a
> tech big credit for getting on CW.
>
> She says she has been on CW for the past four months.
>
> Great going I'd say - pass it around and see if we can give her some code
> practice.
>
> 73
>
> David N1EA
>
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