[Elecraft] Paper Tape CW sender

[Bob]

FCC office in NYC, mid 60', 2 trips and passed the General and Extra.  Had a 
friend whose call will not be disclosed who was far better at CW than I.  Every 
time he went  from nerves just lost it.   On his last trip in mid way through 
the exam the tape machine  developed a problem.  The examiner said that he would 
attempt to fix it on his lunch hour and if anyone wanted too they could take the 
exam over after lunch. Some had passed even as they got a full minute of copy 
before the machine failed.

At the time the drinking age in NY was 18 and 21 in NJ.  So my friend and 
another fellow he met there had almost 2 hours to kill.  They went to a local 
bar and was pretty much blitzed upon return  Had failed in the morning and only 
missed two letters in the afternoon. Nerves were no longer a factor.

Far different era. The FCC office at 201 Varick Street is still a government 
office and  close by "Radio Row" became the site of the World Trade Center.

But the memories!!

73,

Bob

K2TK  ex KN2TKR (1956) & K2TKR


On 11/1/2016 6:58 AM, gn525--- via Elecraft wrote:
> FCC Detroit office, early 70’s.  The punch tape code sending machine had issues, very warbly.  I still passed.
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> They got a back-up machine out and let those that failed retake the test.  Not one of them passed on their second go-round with the replacement machine.  I guess you are either prepared or you are not.
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> Gary
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