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Old 20-05-2014, 10:24   #7792
Margaret Pilkington
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Originally Posted by davemac View Post
Radio Amateurs have to sit exams to be able to transmit, the callsign is allocated by the governing body, mine is G4XEI,the regulations have changed a bit since I took the test, I had to sit a City and Guilds exam, and take a Morse test at 12 words a minute.
When I was active, I am not so much now, I spoke to a few people based in Italy.
My dear old dad was a radio ham...our front room was his favourite place, it was full of his radio gear......he had cards from other radio hams pinned all over the chimney breast with their call signs on.
He used to sit up until the wee small hours talking to people all over the world.
I wish I could remember his call sign....but I can't.
I wonder if Ma kept any of the contact cards.
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