The love of radio bit me at about age 10 while visiting my cousin we used a pair of "Archer Senior Space Patrol" walkie-talkies from Radio Shack. I was amazed at this talking without wires technology it seemed like magic to me. I remember working very hard to come up with the $9.00 it would take for me to own one of these magic radios.

As a teenager of the 70's the love of radio landed me in the middle of the CB boom. I found myself having as much fun experimenting with antennas and radio modifications as actually talking to other CB'ers.

When I started attending high school I signed up for a Television broadcast class on our high school campus which is where I met my Elmer Lee K8MZH. Lee was the teacher in charge of the station and just happened to be a ham. With some encouragement from Lee I signed up for a ham class being offered by our local radio club and became KA8OXN. After being inactive for years and allowing my license to expire I started the licensing process over again in 1989 this time getting my Extra class license to enjoy ham radio to its full potential.

As I was initially attracted to the hobby of radio by its "wireless" magic I have also discovered the magic of people with whom I never could have became friends if not for the magic of radio!

Bill N8LFP

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