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When it comes to my Amateur Radio activities, my other half...
Has a license also and participates in them.
Is a Ham, but will not participate in them.
Is not a Ham, but participates in them.
Dislikes them, but is tolerant of it.
Hates them and has threatened divorce over it.
Is impartial to them, and could care less either way.
I do not have a other half.
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A FEW LINKS FOR FLAVOR
♠ What Is Amateur (Ham) Radio?
♠ List of Astronaut Ham Radio Operators
♠ List of Famous Ham Radio Operators
♠ Larry J's Page (non-Ham)
♠ Linda K's's Page
♠ ARRL Question Pools
♠ AA9PW Practice Exams
♠ Amateur Radio Terminology/AC6V

PLEASE VISIT ALSO:

IN MEMORY OF:
"Mr. Ed" Youngblood KE5OA
C.J. Lackey KC5RNO
Adrian Reed KD5VAP
VC Jones KD5TXU

Name is Larry
I was born in Dallas, TX. in 1959.  We lived in the West Dallas Projects near Singleton and Westmoreland.
I graduated from Medina High School in 1977, while living at Medina Childrens Home.
In 1982, I married Linda Hamilton of Lakehills, TX. and have four beautiful children.  All are adults and on their own.  Their names are Sam, Cory, Erin and Audra - in that order.  And out of these four, I have three grandbabies so far.  They are Colsten, Cory's son - Brianna, Cory's daughter - and Dylan, Audra's son.
At this time, we reside near San Antonio.

» Amateur Radio
The thing I enjoy most out of life is to be surrounded by fellow Amateur Radio Ops.  Male, female, young or old.  They are the greatest group of people I have ever known.  I come across a bad apple now and then, but there's one in every barrel.
In general, it's all good.
I became interested in Amateur (Ham) Radio during my scanner buff days when I listened to local fire department and public safety frequencies regularly.  I accidently stumbled upon a QSO in progress on the 146.880 repeater in Dallas, TX. and sandbagged for several days on other 2 meter frequencies.  I then discovered that there was also activity in the 443 MHz. band. I found out that these were the Ham Radio portions of the spectrum by looking in the "Police Call" book from Radio Shack.  I later found out how to get a license and be able to quit sandbagging and finally join in.  Other than my four children and wife, it was the 3rd best thing that has happened in my life.
I became an Amateur Radio Operator on March 28, 1995 as KC5NOD while living in DeSoto, TX., a suburb of Dallas County, where I was active in RACES(#5341) and other special events.  I upgraded to Tech Plus in 1997.  It was then that I became active on 10 and 15 meters.  I worked alot of 10-10 International stations and some 15 meter morse code (CW).
My family and I lived in DeSoto until July of 1998 then relocated back to the Texas Hill Country where my wife, Linda (KC5YYP), was born and raised.  I became familiar with the local clubs and repeaters in the area and met several good Hill Country Amateur Operators. I soon upgraded to the popular 5 wpm General class soon after restructuring came about in 2000 and the 13 wpm requirement was eliminated.  In 2004, I applied for and received the vanity call sign of W5LJM.  On January 20, 2006, I finally achieved the Amateur Extra status on my license grant and became an Extra Class ARRL Volunteer Examiner soon afterward.
I am an active (if I can keep my butt in Texas long enough)ARES member for Bandera County.

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