Ron, I enjoyed your postings on this topic.
I was out of active participation in amateur radio for about 30 years. My only amateur radio things which survive from my early days are the vibroplex original bug my parents gave me when I passed my general exam, and guess what ? My ragchewers club certificate ! Also surviving is the TenTec PM3A which was my last serious venture into amateur radio back in 1970/1971 when I started daydreaming about "trail radio". Not hard to guess what got me back into amateur radio. While visiting the new downtown Seattle public library at its grand opening in May 2004, I paused to look through the latest copies of QST and CQ. I saw a photo of a fella wearing gloves on the trail operating a KX1 !! I was blown away. I looked for every scrap I could find about the KX1. Less than a month later, in one session I passed all the exams to be relicensed as an amateur extra. I must say, the exams seem a lot easier than they were in the old days :) I'm thinking all the study for my amateur extra back then - which I never got around to taking - must have stuck with me ! Up to now, I have been using my bug and PM3A. But I just finished building my KX1 and am about to head out on the trail - in the glacier peak wilderness in Washington. I know, possible nasty weather and all that, but it will be fun ! russ w7au _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
