Subj : Re: radio check
To   : Cougar428
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Feb 06 2023 10:58:00

 Co> This person does sound amazing! I bet they loved the hobby!

  He does. I don't remember who he is, but it was neat being around him,
and he had been licensed for years.

 Co> Again, these people are part of the group who love the hobbby.  I
 Co> listen in on the bands, and there are alot of great conversations
 Co> about the hobby or equipment in general.  Seems that most of them
 Co> are doing because they are really interested in it.  I still love to
 Co> listen, but don't think I would have the patience for all the
 Co> equipment.

  I operate "internet only", much to the angst of the "purists". But,
with being a heart patient (congestive heart failure), and on a fixed
income (disability), I can't afford all the extra gear and accessores.
Plus, electronics, etc., was never my forte'.

 Co> When I trained, none of the instructors were female.  They would get
 Co> you started, but the training was a tape turned on and transmitted
 Co> to all the earphones at each intercept station.  Testing was
 Co> individual and not as a group.

  When the examiner teams did the Morse Code testing, it was from a
recording. I didn't get licensed until the US FCC dropped the Morse
Code requirement.

 Co> I learned touch typing as a part of the MOS training.  Crazy thing
 Co> about the services.  They spent all that time training me to copy
 Co> morse and had me specialize in Chinese cut characters only to send
 Co> me to Europe where I didn't copy any Chinese.  Crazy when you think
 Co> about it.  Crazy my fingers can still hit the keys when I hear the
 Co> code too.

  I rarely look at the keyboard when I'm typing.

 Co> Thanks Daryl!

  You're welcome.

Daryl

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