Show w 1 w i R 5 5 ry Robert Armstrong son of Mrs Ned Lillian Armstrong is shown sitting in front of his radio equipment in his home 5 Robert Likes To Be Known Robert Armstrong age fifteen fifteen teen has a small room in a small town but from from- that room he can talk to a big world In his files are cards confirming confirm confirm- ing conversations with other others amateurs all aU over oyer the United States and Canada He is an c amateur radio operator one of oft t t. t to f- f people throughout t f America and the world who t enjoy radio as a hobby Amateur radio is a a. a noncommercial noncommercial noncom noncom- mercial licensed hobby class radio service It is permitted the Federal Communications by Commission because of sits its great help i n times of emergency such as the Alaskan Alas Alas- kan earthquake and the Guam J 45 j tornado f i 5 Roberts Robert's scientific studies began four book years ago when he 5 SS read read a book in the elementary ft A 1 school library At that time w v he decided to become a licensed 11 li- S censed tensed citizen in way two-way short f. f wave communication L The first year was the most S l difficult He studied late into the night becoming efficient t f with the radio tele telegraph raph code J 1 t and learning radio theory and andS i S government regulations Not having studied geometry or alt algebra al- al Jt t gebra made the lessons harder to understand 1 x J In 1962 he passed the first r. r test and was issued a novice r license being one of the youngest youngest young- young t 1 est of hams When he was 14 he received his Jis c conditional i h class certificate which permits 1 t him to use voice on the air He is among the very few in r Sanpete County holding a 11 li li- cense Arthur Keisel of Manti Man Man- ti recently acquired his novice Robert owes much to Vertis f Nielson of Ephraim for his co coaching and encouragement encouragement encouragement and also to Bill Shillington Shillington Shillington Shil Shil- lington of Chicago Ill III With letters tape records and telephone telephone tele tele- phone hone calls Bill helped him over many rough spots At one onetime onetime onetime time he brought a trunk full of spare parts to Manti ManU Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert hopes to return the visit to Chicago sometime this sum mer Most of Roberts Robert's equipment equipment equip equip- ment is made from kits or home brewed The Manti City gave permission permission pennis- pennis sion for city equipment to be used to raise the high antenna poles This year the American Radio Radio Radio Ra Ra- Ra- Ra dio Relay League commemorates commemorates commemorates rates its anniversary A postage stamp has been issued in honor of the amateur operators operators oper oper- in America |