If I may wax nostalgic for a moment: I got my original Novice license in 1990 I think (age 12). I was SO excited to participate in my local club’s Field Day outing - but it was a nail biter for my physical license to arrive in the mail in time. I’d somehow gotten the word from the FCC that my license was issued and I got my call sign (KB2NDR) but I was so worried it wouldn’t get to my house in time for the weekend (a…
Age 11 in 1995 I mowed lawns and shoveled snow and spent $90 on a hand held CB radio so I could hurl insults at truck drivers on channel 19. It was my dream to buy or build an illegal amplifier so I didn't have to ride my bike half a block away for them to hear me.