[HCARC] Successful VE Test

[Gary J - N5BAA]

Congrats to all of the people who tested yesterday and passed their Tech, General and Extra tests.  The club has several new extras, and at least one new General (Tony Moore).  Look out airwaves now that Tony has his upgraded license.  

The only non-successful candidates were a couple of Boy Scouts from Dale’s class who missed passing by the barest of margins.  My bet is with a little bit more study, they pass next time.  These young guys are doubly important as they are the true future of Ham Radio.  Without them Father Time will surely win the battle against Ham Radio operators.

We opened the station for the Texas QSO party and made some good contacts once we shifted radios from the Kenwood HF radio to the Icom 746 which was recently donated.  One of two things is wrong with the Kenwood – either something is wrong or both Dale Gaudier and myself don’t know enough about the Kenwood to make it work properly.  Let’s pray for Dale and Gary’s ignorance to be the cause, but we fear it is not.  For every 100 stations the Icom could hear, the Kenwood could hear one.

Gary J
N5BAA