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  • Neil D. Friedman, N3DF
    (formerly WN2VDR, 1966) I had a typical mid-1960s Novice station, a Heathkit DX60 transmitter and matching HR10 receiver.  As most of the local high school-age Novices in my small town communicated with each other on a single two-meter AM frequency, I also had a Heathkit HW30 "Twoer" transceiver.
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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...
    17.04.13 07:53
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Early-1970s 1972 Ward Silver, N0AX

Ward Silver, N0AX

(Formerly WN0GQP, 1972)

After wanting to be a ham for several years, I finally got "Elmered" by WN0DYV Bill Ogroski, now KJ7PC, and passed my test in January 1971.  The license itself showed up in February of 1972 and I was off to the races.  We had a great little radio club at Parkway West High in St. Louis County, MO and did several contests from WA0WBJ's QTH - he had a Quad antenna and so was the Big Gun of the club.  Later, I got my Advanced and operated from WB0DYU Gerry Novak's station. (photo attached)  It was a great group and I really enjoyed horsing around with them.  It set the stage for a lot of success in ham radio and electrical engineering later in life!

73, Ward N0AX

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1972 Stories

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We are in special need of Novice stories from:

  • 1970s - especially 1974 (we have only 3 stories)
  • 1980s - we have only 14 (none from 1980, 1985-86) 
  • 1990s - we have only 2 stories
  • 2000 - we have none

 

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