I had several "ship inspections" in Mobile, Ala with Amgelo Ditty doing the inspections! He doesn't overlook anything!
I remember years ago when one "Jerry Freeman" came to the New Orleans FCC office and played havoc with the CB'ers and a few hams in the area. He liked to brag about his "Johnson Desk" at the time. He moved eventually to Norfolk, VA and I heard sat behind his big desk wearing his revolver...."because he could!" Quite a character. He is SK now. I used to see Leroy "Bud" Hall on most of the Ship Inspections I did in New Orleans, but haven't seen him in years. I don't know if he is retired or still at the New Orleans office. 73, Sandy W5TVW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Kane" <k2...@kanafi.org> To: "Stephen W. Kercel" <kerc...@suscom-maine.net> Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 5:24 PM Subject: [Elecraft] FCC Memories [was: Attitudes] > On 5/9/2009 1:35 PM, Stephen W. Kercel wrote: > >> Despite having passed the commercial Second Class CW back when >> you still had to draw schematics, the Amateur Extra back when >> there were both code receiving and sending tests (back in the >> day, if you took the test from Angelo Ditty in the Atlanta FCC >> office you were more likely to fail sending than receiving), > > When I first joined the FCC staff (after 10 years in the > private sector) in 1967, Angelo and I shared a room in the San > Francisco District Office for a year until he transferred to > Tampa and later to Atlanta. He was quite a guy - half German, > half Sicilian. He'd give you the shirt off his back as long as > you didn't challenge or contradict him, whether he was right or > wrong. He was known for being a very detailed ship radio > inspector and CW freak. Out of the office he had a fully-grown > de-clawed and de-fanged cougar as a house pet. The cat died > before he reached Atlanta. He and I worked quite a few cases > together in that one year. He retired from the FCC several > years before I did, and although there is an "FCC Alumni Reflector" > we've lost touch. > > Thanks for the memories even if it is off-topic for those > who never met him. > > -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane (Esq. / P.E.) > Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database: 270.12.23/2106 - Release Date: 05/09/09 06:54:00 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
