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Show Strange People There exists in this country a certain group of citizens that either live in "shacks" or spend a great deal of their time in one. These people can be found in all walks of life following all types of vocations and some' rich and some are poor. They all talk a strange language when amone others of their kind. They will disappear into their "shacks" for hours or maybe all night and emerge with a queer look in their eyes muttering some strange sounds such as: "Man, I had some great QSOs and the DXing was great. I worked a VS6, a VP1 and a KM6 with very little QRM until, the XYL shut me down." These citizens are not dangerous dan-gerous but rather are a large group that is ready at all times to give the utmost aid in all kinds of emergencies whether on a local or national level, perform many types of services for unknown un-known people and" for which they do not even get paid. They are an important factor in the defense -of our country and are recognized as such by our Government. They are the "ham" or amateur am-ateur radio operators of the country. coun-try. Your publisher just passed his Novice License Exam last Friday and although a Novice is just about as low as one can get in the eyes of other "hams" I am mighty proud to be one of them. |