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  • Mike Chernus, K6PZN
    (formerly KN6PZN, 1958) I was a student at Hamilton High in Los Angeles from September 1957 to June 1960 and was in Jack Brown's electronic classes.  I did learn the code from Jack, but my father, Leon K6PZJ and his brother Joe K6PZM and I all took the Novice and…
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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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1991

Paul Swietek, KB7QND

(formerly KA1ZBO, 1991) Message: My radio story began in 1988 with my 8th grade science teacher.  He was a pilot and had an aviation scanner on his desk that he would listen to at lunch time.  I was curious.  I remembered that my dad had an AM/FM radio also with…
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1991 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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