Good Show Kay! I can remember passing that 13WPM test given by the FCC in Little Rock at the post office- my palms were sweating! I was 17- Wow! My first QSO however was on 40m CW Novice sub-band with WB5FDP and then W5VAE on a home brew 75W XTAL XMTR and my trusty old Sky Buddy RCVR! I also remember working some guy with the call of WB5IGF too- hi! That was 34 years ago! Yes, time flies when you're having fun and ham radio is all about fun! Congrats on the 27th anniversary of your first QSO! 73 ES DX David A. Norris, K5UZ Vice Director, Delta Div. -----Original Message----- From: Kay Craigie [mailto:n3kn@verizon.net] Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 7:37 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