BTW, the email address is the callsign of my departed mother, who at
age 72 embarked upon getting a ham license... In just under two years
she went from zero to extra, complete with a 20 wpm exam in front of
the FCC in Tampa... Be aware that her educational background was a
school marm teaching learning disabled kids... She is why I have zero
sympathy for those who whine that the ham ticket has too many barriers
and should be reduced...

Hi Denny,

What a wonderful Mother you had! And you're right abou the whiners.

My Dad built radios in the 1920s while I watched begining at age 3. Got my
license W8KHK at 14 in 1933, but my Dad didn't regain his interest until 1945,
when he became W8YNG. He was net control of the Michigan Emergency Net from 1953
to 1957, prior to his death in 2958. My three sons and I converged in Dayton
this year. You can see a pic of us in front of the Hara Arena on my web page at
www.w2du.com, Click on 'About the Author' and scroll down to the bottom of the
page. There you'll see Bill, W2WM, Rick, W8KHK (my original call), and John,
K4JRM.

As I said earlier, we'll have to arrange to meet next summer, that is, if the
gas prices are reasonable. Do you get to FL in the winter? If you do, let us
know ahead of time so you can stop in. DeLand is just 18 miles west of Daytona
Beach, and 35 miles north of Orlando, on Interstate 4.

Nice to meet ya, Denny,

Walt