[Elecraft] FCC Memories [was: Attitudes]

[Sandy]

I had several "ship inspections" in Mobile, Ala with Amgelo Ditty doing the 
inspections!  He doesn't overlook anything!

I remember years ago when one "Jerry Freeman" came to the New Orleans FCC 
office and played havoc with the CB'ers and a few hams in the area.  He 
liked to brag about his "Johnson Desk" at the time.  He moved eventually to 
Norfolk, VA and I heard sat behind his big desk wearing his 
revolver...."because he could!"

Quite a character.  He is SK now.

I used to see Leroy "Bud" Hall on most of the Ship Inspections I did in New 
Orleans, but haven't seen him in years.  I don't know if he is retired or 
still at the New Orleans office.

73,

Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Kane" <k2asp at kanafi.org>
To: "Stephen W. Kercel" <kercel1 at suscom-maine.net>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 5:24 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] FCC Memories [was: Attitudes]


> On 5/9/2009 1:35 PM, Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
>
>> Despite having passed the commercial Second Class CW back when
>> you still had to draw schematics, the Amateur Extra back when
>> there were both code receiving and sending tests (back in the
>> day, if you took the test from Angelo Ditty in the Atlanta FCC
>> office you were more likely to fail sending than receiving),
>
>  When I first joined the FCC staff (after 10 years in the
>  private sector) in 1967, Angelo and I shared a room in the San
>  Francisco District Office for a year until he transferred to
>  Tampa and later to Atlanta.  He was quite a guy - half German,
>  half Sicilian.  He'd give you the shirt off his back as long as
>  you didn't challenge or contradict him, whether he was right or
>  wrong.  He was known for being a very detailed ship radio
>  inspector and CW freak.  Out of the office he had a fully-grown
>  de-clawed and de-fanged cougar as a house pet.  The cat died
>  before he reached Atlanta.  He and I worked quite a few cases
>  together in that one year.  He retired from the FCC several
>  years before I did, and although there is an "FCC Alumni Reflector"
>  we've lost touch.
>
>  Thanks for the memories even if it is off-topic for those
>  who never met him.
>
> --  73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane  (Esq. / P.E.)
>    Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
>
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