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<blockquote data-quote="Lightsluvr" data-source="post: 2130301" data-attributes="member: 25808"><p>Wow. I just stumbled across this thread. </p><p></p><p>One of the regrets of my life is that I let both my commercial radiotelephone and extra class amateur radio licenses expire. It was a lot of work to pass those tests back in the day, but Morse code kept many people away from the service. My wife and I were licensed back in the 80's and traveled the Pacific islands operating from many islands (Operated "portable" from KH1, KH2, KH3, KH5, KH6, KH8, plus held licenses as H44GA, T32AS, KC6WS, KX6OS and V73DP). I participated in several "DXpeditions" to the Pacific (do they still do DXpeditions?) I was on the ARRL Honor Roll. My last call sign was AD1S, which was reassigned to a nice guy in Florida after it had been expired for a few years. </p><p>I remember the days here in Oklahoma storm chasing for Gary England when hams were integral to the storm spotting network. Ham radio operators as a group have always been a generous bunch, but don't tread on their allotted frequencies, or they can become very "assertive". <img src="/images/smilies/smash.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smash:" title="Smash :smash:" data-shortname=":smash:" /></p><p>In my life, technology and sunspots caught up with amateur radio. People around the world could be contacted by internet 24/7 and without QRM or QRN. It was a personal decision, but one that I regret from time to time. </p><p>One legacy I have from ham radio: I can still copy morse code in my head between 30-40 words per minute. With that and $2.00, I can get a cup of coffee almost anywhere...</p><p></p><p>LL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lightsluvr, post: 2130301, member: 25808"] Wow. I just stumbled across this thread. One of the regrets of my life is that I let both my commercial radiotelephone and extra class amateur radio licenses expire. It was a lot of work to pass those tests back in the day, but Morse code kept many people away from the service. My wife and I were licensed back in the 80's and traveled the Pacific islands operating from many islands (Operated "portable" from KH1, KH2, KH3, KH5, KH6, KH8, plus held licenses as H44GA, T32AS, KC6WS, KX6OS and V73DP). I participated in several "DXpeditions" to the Pacific (do they still do DXpeditions?) I was on the ARRL Honor Roll. My last call sign was AD1S, which was reassigned to a nice guy in Florida after it had been expired for a few years. I remember the days here in Oklahoma storm chasing for Gary England when hams were integral to the storm spotting network. Ham radio operators as a group have always been a generous bunch, but don't tread on their allotted frequencies, or they can become very "assertive". :smash: In my life, technology and sunspots caught up with amateur radio. People around the world could be contacted by internet 24/7 and without QRM or QRN. It was a personal decision, but one that I regret from time to time. One legacy I have from ham radio: I can still copy morse code in my head between 30-40 words per minute. With that and $2.00, I can get a cup of coffee almost anywhere... LL [/QUOTE]
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