[Myrddin]

I got my first ham license in 1976. A couple months later, I passed my 2nd class radiotelephone license. A year later, I took a job where I needed the license. At that time, I upgraded to 1st class plus a Ship's RADAR endorsement.

Early on, I enjoyed 2m FM mobile. I had an HF rig, but I was dependent on a 5BTV vertical in the side yard. The transmitter got into my dad's stereo. That put a halt to any HF transmissions. VHF was kind to the stereo gear. In time, I jumped into packet radio. That spurred a strong interest in networking over the radio. I've made a great living doing specialized data communications since then. It's amazing how a hobby morphs into a career direction.

[Nowhere Man]

I got my first ham license in 1976. A couple months later, I passed my 2nd class radiotelephone license. A year later, I took a job where I needed the license. At that time, I upgraded to 1st class plus a Ship's RADAR endorsement.

Early on, I enjoyed 2m FM mobile. I had an HF rig, but I was dependent on a 5BTV vertical in the side yard. The transmitter got into my dad's stereo. That put a halt to any HF transmissions. VHF was kind to the stereo gear. In time, I jumped into packet radio. That spurred a strong interest in networking over the radio. I've made a great living doing specialized data communications since then. It's amazing how a hobby morphs into a career direction.

I got my first license in 1990, Novice, and upgraded to Tech Plus in 1998. So far, I enjoy 2 meters a lot. One time I chatted to Canada from Lake Erie suing only 1 watt and the rubber ducky antenna. My main SW radio I think has blown a FET and might need replaced and realigned, wish I had the equipment, at least a signal generator so I'm using my old SW radio I got when I was 12, a Sanyo RP8700, I'd like to add a BFO to it.