Subj : Re: radio check
To : Cougar428
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Feb 06 2023 10:58 am
Co> This person does sound amazing! I bet they loved the hobby!
He does. I don't remember who he is, but it was neat being around him,
and he had been licensed for years.
Co> Again, these people are part of the group who love the hobbby. I
Co> listen in on the bands, and there are alot of great conversations
Co> about the hobby or equipment in general. Seems that most of them
Co> are doing because they are really interested in it. I still love to
Co> listen, but don't think I would have the patience for all the
Co> equipment.
I operate "internet only", much to the angst of the "purists". But,
with being a heart patient (congestive heart failure), and on a fixed
income (disability), I can't afford all the extra gear and accessores.
Plus, electronics, etc., was never my forte'.
Co> When I trained, none of the instructors were female. They would get
Co> you started, but the training was a tape turned on and transmitted
Co> to all the earphones at each intercept station. Testing was
Co> individual and not as a group.
When the examiner teams did the Morse Code testing, it was from a
recording. I didn't get licensed until the US FCC dropped the Morse
Code requirement.
Co> I learned touch typing as a part of the MOS training. Crazy thing
Co> about the services. They spent all that time training me to copy
Co> morse and had me specialize in Chinese cut characters only to send
Co> me to Europe where I didn't copy any Chinese. Crazy when you think
Co> about it. Crazy my fingers can still hit the keys when I hear the
Co> code too.
I rarely look at the keyboard when I'm typing.
Co> Thanks Daryl!
You're welcome.
Daryl
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