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  • Jack Schmidling, K9ACT
    (formerly KN9ACT, 1955) With the help of then W9GNA who elmered me and gave me the Novice test in 1955, I got on the air on May 28, 1955. I still have the log book and I called CQ at 6:01 PM and was answered by WN9JHX, Jim Jensen. I…
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  • John Shidler, NS5Z
    John thats a great story. I didn't realize you were so much older than me LOL.. glad to call you my Ham Pal. Where have the years gone.. we are old fat and gray now, but still tearing up the airwaves.... More...
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Mid-1960s 1964 Phil Salas, AD5X

Phil Salas, AD5X

(formerly WN3BCQ, 1964)

It was probably October 1964.  I was WN3BCQ and I had been licensed just four months - but I had recently passed my General test at the FCC office in Washington, DC.  Since I was still waiting for my General ticket to arrive, I was still operating rock-bound CW in the 40 meter Novice band.  Anyway, I called CQ on my Knight-Kit T-60 (receiving on my R100A) and was answered by VE3QE who was operating SSB.  This was extremely exciting for me, and was my first (and I think only) cw-to-SSB QSO.  I no longer even have the log books from my early days, but I’ll never forget his call.

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  • 1970s - especially 1974 (we have only 3 stories)
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