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Kim wrote:

By the way, Michael, in
Florida (if that is who you are speaking of) doesn't have that call
any more.

I did not know that! That call moved from CA to MD, last I looked. It
was in my 1979 Callbook and wasn't new then.

Of course "Michael" isn't necessarily a male-only name (remember
actress Michael Learned, who played the mother on "The Waltons"?)


Kim W5TIT

73 de Jim, N2EY


Heh heh. I have a good friend here, a lady, whose first name is Jimmy.
Spelled that way. My mom was going to name me Kimberly Charles. When I
learned of this as a teen-ager, I was quite relieved that she had not.
However, I now kinda wish she had, because I think it would be kinda neat to
have the name "Chuck!"

Michael in Florida and I corresponded about his call. I thought sure you'd
seen that news, as I have posted about it a couple of times. Let's see, he
had the call "N5TIT" didn't he? I hope my memory is serving me OK. I had
wanted the N over the W call, but he had it when I was looking it up. I
sent him a note and asked him why a man would have a call like that--let him
know I was just curious. He had the called because he wanted to "honor" the
Tet Offensive (Viet Nam era) but, when he'd been looking, TET was taken.
So, he got the TIT call.

When we corresponded, I'd asked him to let me know if he ever gave it up.
When he did, he sent me a note and let me know. I didn't do anything about
it, because W5TIT is "my call" and just fits until I end up losing my
license or die, whichever shall come first. BUT, he has now changed his
call to a "college" call, I believe it was. Isn't his last name something
like Hunter, or something? Look up the name on QRZ and you'll see what
college...or whatever it is--maybe it's even a sports team, I just don't
remember.

By the way, I pulled a little handheld out here a few weeks ago, carried it
up to my 33-story office and got on the air with my dad for about 10
minutes. First time in .... 3-4 years I've been on the air and the first
time I've even had a radio on in .... 2-3 years.

Kim W5TIT

Kim wrote:
wrote in message
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Kim wrote:

By the way, Michael, in
Florida (if that is who you are speaking of) doesn't have that call
any more.

I did not know that! That call moved from CA to MD, last I looked. It
was in my 1979 Callbook and wasn't new then.

Of course "Michael" isn't necessarily a male-only name (remember
actress Michael Learned, who played the mother on "The Waltons"?)


Kim W5TIT

73 de Jim, N2EY


Heh heh. I have a good friend here, a lady, whose first name is Jimmy.
Spelled that way.

There's also the actress James King...

My mom was going to name me Kimberly Charles. When I
learned of this as a teen-ager, I was quite relieved that she
had not.
However, I now kinda wish she had, because I think it would be kinda neat to
have the name "Chuck!"

Could be worse. Could have been "Kimberley Clark..."

Michael in Florida and I corresponded about his call. I
thought sure you'd
seen that news, as I have posted about it a couple of times.
Let's see, he
had the call "N5TIT" didn't he? I hope my memory is serving me OK.

It was a 6 land call. Same suffix, tho.

I had
wanted the N over the W call, but he had it when I was looking it up. I
sent him a note and asked him why a man would have a call like that--let him
know I was just curious. He had the called because he wanted to "honor" the
Tet Offensive (Viet Nam era) but, when he'd been looking, TET was taken.

Yes! I remember now!

So, he got the TIT call.

And FCC gave it to him.

When we corresponded, I'd asked him to let me know if he ever
gave it up.
When he did, he sent me a note and let me know. I didn't do
anything about
it, because W5TIT is "my call" and just fits until I end up
losing my
license or die, whichever shall come first. BUT, he has now
changed his
call to a "college" call, I believe it was. Isn't his last
name something
like Hunter, or something?

Oh no, I'm not going for that old joke...

Look up the name on QRZ and you'll see what
college...or whatever it is--maybe it's even a sports team, I
just don't remember.

I'll take a look. Thanks for the info.

By the way, I pulled a little handheld out here a few weeks ago, carried it
up to my 33-story office and got on the air with my dad for about 10
minutes. First time in .... 3-4 years I've been on the air and the first
time I've even had a radio on in .... 2-3 years.

Cool! Glad to hear it.

Kim W5TIT

73 de Jim, N2EY