Thus, when I departed Colorado and moved to Dallas, TX, I immediately went to the Dallas FCC office and voluntarily took the General/Advanced tests. Fortunately, I was still proficient at the code... a residual skill from my Novice days.
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Hank Greeb, N8XX
(formerly WN0FVD, 1951) I began in 1951, went to Omaha Nebraska for the Novice Test. Don't remember how long it took to get my license, but the first contact was after I got home from High School, using my father's rig. It had a pair of 1625's modulated by another…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
Late-1950s 
1959 Val Erwin, W5PUT
1959 Val Erwin, W5PUT
Val Erwin, W5PUT
(formerly KN0OCJ, 1959)
I was originally licensed as KN0YCJ in Colorado. But, I really was not in the Novice ranks too long. Since I lived in S. Colorado, more than 75 miles from a FCC office, I almost immediately upgraded to what was then known as a "Conditional Class" license, my call then changed to K0YCJ, dropping the "n". When one had a "Conditional" you were subject to being called into the FCC office for retesting at any time... pretty scary... He He
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