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  • Bob Rolfness, W7AVK
    (ex-WN7VZX) I'm not a writer but we'll see what I can do. Might enjoy the [photo above of a] "typical" novice transmitter from the early 1950s. Remember Heath haven't come out with their soon to be very famous AT-1 [6AG7 - 6L6, 5U4 cw only transmitter for $29.95] and most…
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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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1994

My name is Brian Lambe and I currently hold the call sign KE4QZB. I have been an active ham since September of 1994. I was first licensed as a "Tech No Code", but after about a month of boredom on the VHF bands, I studied the morse code tapes like…

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  • 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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