[GreenKeys] RTTY and ITTY: It took me a very long time, but I am enjoying it...

[Ron Kolarik]

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Ron
ATR-3 in another life


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Robert House" <k9tty at dls.net>
To: "Don Cunningham" <wb5hak at martineer.net>
Cc: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] RTTY and ITTY: It took me a very long time,but I am
enjoying it...


>
> In A school I opted for AT-S which was ASW and became AX.  Many who
> went into AT-N went to code school.  N was navigation and
> communications.
> AT-R was RADAR.  The other choices were AT-W these techs were crews on
> the DEW line extension Barrier patrols.  They were being
> disestablished as AX was being established.  Lastly was TD Tradevman
> or Training Device Technician.  Most of these were WAVEs in my day.
> So I got my first choice  and wound up in the first AX class of ten
> technicians.  Our instructor made the final exam so difficult that all
> 10 of us failed.  After sitting in the class room for over an hour
> while the administration decided what to do, our instructor came in
> and announced that we all passed and became designated strikers for AX3.