On Mar 9, 1:20 am, Dave Heil wrote:
wrote:
On Mar 8, 5:30?pm, John Smith I wrote:
John Smith I wrote:
Len:
It is your day man, enjoy it.
JS
But, remember, they used to "good ole buddy" the others and "bring 'em
on into line", I expect you to display a LOT MORE intelligence than they
made those other suckers look to have ...

JS, anyone wanting to "bring me into line" had better hold
ON to the line reeeaaal tight...I can yank back better. :-)

73, AF6AY

Well, Leonard, after the several decades of declared interest in amateur
radio, the more than ten decades of posts to this newsgroup, over seven
years of time elapsed since your boast of an "Extra right out of the
box", you've obtained an amateur radio license. You waited for the
smoke to clear and for the dreaded five word per minute Morse test to
disappear. Now you're a brand new radio amateur.

As a beginner in ham radio, I hope you'll use these first months to
develop and polish your operating skills. I hope you'll take time to
apply for ARRL membership now that you may join as a full member.

Try to stay away from the wrong crowd--the kind of guy who would write
something like, "Gee Lennie, they all wanna kiss your backside". No one
is going to to anything like that for you any more than it was done for
anyone first licensed decades ago. You'll have to earn the respect of
others.

Keep us apprised of your progress. Let us know if you decide to start
chasing states or countries or turn in a particularly good contest
score. Don't think it can't happen. You need only look at Carl
Stevenson to see what the HF fever can do to an individual.

Dave K8MN

Another benevolent 20WPM Tested EXTRA welcomes a new ham into the
fold. How nice.