Subj : Storage To : TOM WALKER From : Roy Witt Date : Mon Jul 07 2014 03:41 pm Greetings TOM! RW> EV>> I know You're sure glad You could get a Novice License again. RW>> It was the difference between being tested by my Elmer and paying a RW>> visit to the FCC office in San Diego. It meant a Novice ticket vs a RW>> Technician ticket. TW> I rembember those days. They were in a waterfront building down by TW> the end of Broadway. That's what I had heard, but was never there. I did visit their offices after they moved to La Mesa? on University or EC Blvd. RW> EV>> As I have been reading this Thread the thought has come to my RW> EV>> mind of how many participate in CW Contests? RW>> I've done that with a DX group. They were Extras, I was a Novice, RW>> then a Technician and finally a General. RW> EV>> I'd think that would be a fair way to find out if CW is a lost RW> EV>> art or not, don't You think? TW> According to me Juny QST there wil be 17 contests in July with a CW TW> section. 12 of those will be CW only Wonderful. If you listen in on those, see if you can pick out K6XT...he'll no doubt be in the extra bands. Have a day! R\%/itt - K5RXT --- GoldED+/W32 1.1.5-31012 --- D'Bridge 3.99 * Origin: HAM Radio, aka Amateur Radio. 804? Over! (1:387/22) .