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Bob Silverman, WA6MRK
(Formerly WV6MRK, 1960) I have always been interested in electronics from the age of 6 and on. I couldn't wait to visit my older cousin to see him work with a new invention, the transistor. I also was totally fascinated when my family visited my father's college friend's family whose…Read more...
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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
Cliff Cheng, AC6C
(Formerly WN6JPA, 1975)
1975: An Example of One of Last of the Distinct Novice Callsigns
Editor's Note: Above is one of the two novice licenses issued to me by the FCC. Originally the FCC gave me WN6JPA in 1975. Not long after that, that call was rescinded, along with all WN# callsigns. It was replaced with a regular callsign, WA6JPA. The term of the license was still 2 years non-renewable. I was not given more privileges, nor did I lose any. FCC suddenly dropped the distinct WN# calls. The reason I later heard was that given the state of technology in those days, it was difficult to keep a particular prefix restricted to a certain license class.
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