congrats Paul, one of the true pioneers of ham radio,,geeezzz I was
not even born till 1941.
Many years to come :-) 73 john w8wej
On 1/20/2016 6:35 AM, Paul Elliott wrote:
My first ham license was dated January 19, 1937. I was 14 years old, a
sophomore in high school in Kingsville, Texas.
Elliott
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 1:35 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: 79th Anniversary of my 1st Ham License
My first ham license was dated January 19, 1937. I was 14 years old, a
sophomore in high school in Kingsville, Texas. Parts from defunct Atwater
Kent AM receivers
n 2016 06:35:24 - (UTC)
Subject: Topband: 79th Anniversary of my 1st Ham License
My first ham license was dated January 19, 1937. I was 14 years old, a
sophomore in high school in Kingsville, Texas. Parts from defunct Atwater
Kent AM receivers (all radios in those days were AM-no FM yet) to
Paul:\
Congrats on the milestone! You've seen much of the evolution of
electrotechnology that has occurred in the 20th Century. Pretty amazing, that.
I'm a newbie compared to you. I celebrated fifty years of Ham licensure in
November of last year. Here's a link to my own posting on that
My first ham license was dated January 19, 1937. I was 14 years old, a
sophomore in high school in Kingsville, Texas. Parts from defunct Atwater
Kent AM receivers (all radios in those days were AM-no FM yet) to build a
two tube (types 57 and 56) regenerative receiver and a TNT (type 45 tube)
