vmmmomof3girls wrote:
My dad is a "ham" and taught us morse code at night when he was putting us to bed. When I got married, he and I commuted in opposite directions on the same highway, and he gave me a rig for my car (without a microphone) so I could listen to the hams talking about the traffic. I got bored just listening, so I got my license. I studied the question bank and passed the novice test. The code part isn't mandatory any more, but I was able to pass it! Then I went back and got a technical license, which is the one I needed to be able to talk on my dad's rig.
Great "ham" story, vmmm! Is there anything particular that requires that license anymore--or is it just a token to hang on the wall now?! All the truckers use their phones now, I assume. We used to have a CB radio in our previous van but we didn't use it much in the end because there was nothing to listen to anymore!! LOL
I absolutely love him, and he’s an incredible person. We have this friendship that I have no doubt in my mind is a life-long friendship. Getting a chance to know him away from training for Dancing With the Stars, I think we've gotten a chance to know each other in a different way, which of course just makes you closer. Meryl
We fell in love, but our way. Maks