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Glen Zook, K9STH
(formerly KN9STH, 1959) From LaPorte, Indiana (northwestern Indiana, about 50 miles from Chicago), at 1913 hours on 30 September 1959 I was calling CQ on the 15 meter Novice band when KC4USB, located at Marie Byrd Land, Anartictia, answered my call. I was running a WRL Globe Chief 90A transmitter…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
1980s
1980s
Antenna restrictions began with the advent of cable TV and satellite dishes.
Novices and Technicians were permitted by Canada to operate in their country without a reciprocal permit. Previously they were not allowed to operate in Canada since Canada had no equivalent licenses. 69% of all ham license applicants, new and upgrade, failed. The examination questions were not published, yet Dick Bash, KL7IHP obtained the questions and published them via the Freedom of Information Act. He sold his “Final Exam” question manuals at the rate of about 1,000 a month. ARRL refuse to run ads for the Final Exam in QST. FCC rewrote its questions.