Kay, Congratulations for sure on your milestone. I'm sure the thrill is not gone. As a side not, I could not have make my first Q as a mobile. The spark equipment didn't fit well in the car. Hi! 73, Jim Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je@arrl.org, Tel.: 513-459-1661 ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio -----Original Message----- From: Kay Craigie [mailto:n3kn@verizon.net] Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:37 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18567] 27 and counting Twenty-seven years ago today, I made my first ham radio contact while driving home from the FCC office in Langhorne, PA, where I'd passed the General exams. Time flies when you're having fun! 73 - Kay N3KN