Hi Bob, Yeah, I sure do remember the FCC examiners. I took all my exams except the extra at the FCC offices.
I'll never forget my first experience with my Novice ticket. I had juat learned the code and really wasn;t solid at 5WPM, but my dad was going to Atlanta on business and I asked if I could go along and take the test. I lived in Asheville, NC at that time and Atlanta was the nearest examining point unless one wanted to go to a quarterly examing point, the closest being Knoxville, TN. I had just missed one there. In any event, I went into the exam room and they started sending code and I started copying. I was doing really well until I made a fatal mistake. I looked up and there, glaring at me through coke bottle thick glasses was the examinar. He was about 5 feet tall and had a moustache and of course those glasses! I froze solid and could not copy another letter. I"ll never forget those words he said after he checked my paper. "Come back and see me in 30 days!" I did and the next time I passed with flying colors, copying all 5 minutes solid without a single miss. This time I didn't look at him until I was finished, but when he checked my copy, he smiled at me! SAweet revenge. 73, John, W4AWM ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
