[Elecraft] OT: 50 years

[N2EY at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/30/06 2:38:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, vic at rakefet.com 
writes:


> 50 years ago plus a few days, a 13-year old kid feverishly tore open a 
> little envelope and for the first time saw the call sign that would 
> identify him to the radio world.  Dated October 30, 1956, that 'ticket' 
> and those letters (less one 'N') have been with me since, through so 
> many jobs, a couple of marriages, kids being born and kids growing up, 
> foreign lands, cats, dogs, motorcycle wrecks, you name it.
> 

Congratulations, Vic! Good show and many, many more.

I think I can imagine how you feel.

My first license arrived on October 14, 1967. October 14 was the day Chuck 
Yeager broke the sound barrier in the X-1.

That Novice license was dated October 12 - Columbus Day. Talk about opening 
new worlds!

Next October it will be 40 years for me. Despite all that has happened, it 
doesn't seem that long.

73 de Jim, N2EY