Okay, you short timers...
I was sitting here and realize I have held a ticket ni on to 67 yar, it was sometime in June '40 I got my class "B" operators license. Back then you
needed an operating transmitter before a station license (Call Sign!) was
issued.
Things were tough at the time but a fellow in the neighborhood (W8KQQ, SK) allowed that as I was qualified, he let me come over and operate his 40 meter CW set after school a couple times a week. That was the start of this adventure!
I've operated over most of the Northern Hemisphere (Hawaii /KH6, Canada /VE2, Alaska KL7NNK, Germany DL5HS, Italy I1DFL, Greenland KG1KK) and been stationed in several places where they did not allow US Forces to do the ham radio bit BUT, MARS kept us on the air.
Got lots of operating awards (ala 3EGC
) , 50 year plus ARRL (I know that is a dirty word, Paul) Life Member and have had one hellofalotof fun since the start, way back there.
What with the completion of the radiation and the finishing the rest of the the
protocol shortly, I expect to be around bugging youse guys for another 10 to 20 years; so there...
As I said back there, it's been fun, lets do it some more, an again.
Ralph, W3GL, ex W3AGC and W3NNK plus all the above...
