I got my license when I was 9. As a kid the wait was way worse. I bugged the crap out of grandpa to be able to talk on the radio. Then you had to wait for the certificate and call sign to be .Gov mailed. Seemed like it took 6 months.
He taught me how to build radios back when they were Crystal's for every frequency.
He taught me how to build radios back when they were Crystal's for every frequency.