The Warm Glow of Accomplishment
Feb 01, 2020
3 minutes
BY DAVE WILCOX,* K8WPE
have been interested in radio and electronics from the age of 10, when my father and grandfather helped me build a crystal set. Next, we built a one-tube Philmore AM radio kit followed by a two-tube Philmore AM radio kit. My dad was not a ham but ensured that I got to the Saginaw Valley Amateur Radio Association club meetings and we took the classes for licensure together. I had two buddies and we all were aspiring new Novices but without licenses. We were afraid we couldn’t pass the code test which, at that time,
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