[Elecraft] K2 #7150 is born; and the third time's a charm

[Matt Zilmer]

Excellent short story!  Thanks for sharing.  And congrats on your K2.
I have an Optivisor here, and now how much it helps.

Now - if I could get my 80-y/o dad to try something new....  

Just between you, me, and the list, our ages are very similar.

73,
matt (first license, 1972) W6NIA


On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:23:45 -0700, you wrote:

>In nineteen seventy something, I passed a ham radio exam for the first 
>time.  I never got a station put together, and so never got on the air.
>
>In nineteen eighty something, I passed the test again.  But once again I 
>didn't get a station and never got on the air.
>
>This time, I built the station _first_, then got licensed.  About a 
>month ago I finished K2 #7150, with the aid of great instructions, 
>Elecraft's fine support, the archive of this mailing list, and all of 
>your generous help.  Oh, and the Optivisor.  I spent weeks wearing the 
>Optivisor.
>
>Saturday, dad and I each passed both the technician and general exams. 
>Our callsigns have just been assigned (they're even sequential).
>
>I'm going to drop by the ham store on the way home and pick up a log 
>book.  I know I'm not required to log my contacts, but having dad's 
>callsign as my first log entry... how can I not do that?
>
>This has been a long time coming.  Thanks for all of your help in making 
>it happen.
>
>73, Wayne Conrad KF7QGA
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