Reconition of Elmers

[kb0vwj]

Recently I presented my elmer a certificate of appreciation for all the help that he has given me. It was a simple certificate that I had designed on my computer from printmaster.

I presented it to him on the day that we went together to the test station and passed my general. We were home and I was over to pick up some HF equipment that I had stored and also some equipment that I needed.

I did not know what to get a person that has helped so much in getting me to where I am today. I thought of a gift but he has just about everything. That was when I thought of a certificate of appreciation that I could design and personalize. I searched data bases for help in the design.

He is proudly displaying this in his ham shack right next to his license and other awards.

Give that special ham in your life a gift of appreciation for all the help that he has given to you.

Mel Lockwood
KBØVWJ/AG

[N7XI]

Mel:
The certificate was a great idea. I am sure that Your Elmer is proud of You. Congratulations on Your upgrade

Tom

[KG4OHE]

I would also like to give my ELMER some well deserved, public, recognition.

Paul Beringer (NG7Z) was the prime motivating factor in getting me thru my CW Element. #His love of the CW mode and dedication to getting me successfully through my Code Test, carried me through the tough spots, when I was ready to give it up.

The last night before my exam we went through at least 5 practice QSO's which, I'm sure, is what got me "over the hump" with my code skills.

Thank you Paul, and Thanks to all other hams who take up the ELMER mantle and help bring along new and aspiring hams.

KG4OHE - Bill McCourt

[w6th]

That was very kind of you Mel. #I am sure your Elmer was very happy just knowing you made the grade. Welcome to ham radio and enjoy the fun.

[N8YV]

Great post! Enjoyed reading it!

I do hope that you didn't include the word "reconition" in the document (hi).

[KD8PR]

As long as we're thanking our "Elmers", I'd like to thank mine. He was my Uncle, Don Higgins, he has been a Silent Key for five years now. I would have never gotten interested in Ham Radio had it not been for him. He loved it so much. The guy did magnificent "homebrew" work. Two transmitters, a vfo and I don't know how many other various units. Although he never got past the Technician Class, he was the best in my book. I just passed my Extra Class March 30th of this year. Thanks Uncle Don, I know you're out there everytime I key that mike. God Bless You W8AQI. Rest in peace!! I miss our QSO's on 6 meters.
73's Al De/KD8PR

[k8cpa]

I'd also like to post a quick to acknowledge my "elmer"

James KA5LAB, (now SK) was the man who introduced me to Amateur Radio.

He was the Ham's Ham.... He was my Grandfather's Sister's Husband.

I could never repay him for the Gift he gave me, at the age of 8... A Vision, A Dream, To be a Amateur Radio Operator.

Thank you James...

73 es Gud DX!

-Chuck K8CPA

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[W5ATX]

Yessir, that certificate is an excellent idea. I'm glad your elmer is so proud of you; I sure hope you live up to his pride!

I too would take this opportunity to thank MY elmer, Bill Little W2OJJ (sk in 1985.) He put me through the wringer, but I appreciate it all now. Many were the times I was going to do something dumb and he'd tell me a better way and say "someday you'll remember old Bill Little told you this . . .". So right he was. Old Bill (that's what we all called him) made me learn to copy cw on the mill (typewriter for you young'uns!), from a sounder, in my head, and even made me learn American morse (yes, I still sort of remember most of it!). Most folks would say it was excessive, but ya know, he made sure someone was getting into the hobby who would appreciate it. And I did and still do.

Old Bill had been a telegrapher on the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1912. He served in WW1 AND WW2, spending many of the years in between in various TB sanitariums. I know he was first on the air in 1912, but I also know he told me he wasn't licensed until 1941. His ticket arrived just in time for the wartime shutdown.

Of all the things I wish I had, I wish I had a photo of the old man. He was tops. Folks used to think he was my grandfather; neither of us did anything to change that opinion. Never knowing either of my grandfathers, he sure made a great substitute. I'm thankful I have always kept one gift he gave me: his Vibroplex bug. He told me it sent a LOT of CW from 90 Church St in NYC during WW2. Someday it will send CW again.

In honour of Old Bill, my middle son's middle name is William. SOmeday I hope I can tell him about Old Bill.

Rest in peace Old Bill, you sure earned it in 87 years here.

73

Chris

[N9AS]

Thanks Elmer -K4LIB- in 1958...I also later went to work for CBS radio and Arthur liked this Arthur....Went on to be N6TP and now N9AS.

Thanks my ol melow voiced friend (Arthur Godfrey) I shall fly the sky with you again some day.

73,

Art N9AS Simpson260

[N0XG]

I would like to recognize my elmer. Greg Hibbard, W0ENW. He introduced me to Amateur Radio while I was a Boy Scout, and helped me along the way in more ways than I can remember. He even performed a repair on my handheld scanner I had when I was a kid, so I could listen to the local 2 Meter nets before I was even a ham. I know I can call him with any questions that I have, and I always get a good answer. Anything from the NTS to antennas to radios. Hopefully I will be able to do the same for someone else. I just recruited a new ham a couple of months ago, and I'm happy to report he's now well into working on his code. 73, John KB0PFU

[W9JCM]

I would like to give myself a certificate. I took it all upon myself to study the books/code and pass the 13wpm/general written before the 5wpm deal. Good job John. I pride myself on doing the job myself with no one elses help. More people need to take incentive and get up off there duffs these days.

[w4awm]

The certificate is a teriffic idea, probably worth more than a case of 807s (the loquid kind) and a year's worth of steak dinners at a choice restaurant.

I would like to thank my Elmer, Cash Gregg, W4DPF (ducks paddle fast), now SK. He was there, always, early, late or the middle of the night. He was a man of moderate means and my one wish was to be able to get him a really modern rig. He ran a Meck T-60 and a very early National receiver. Unfortunately, that never happened. At least he is up there with the BIG rigs now and I am sure he is listening to every transmission.

Thanks again, Cash, for giving me a lifetime of pleasure both in the amateur radio hobby and the career the knowledge gained threfrom helped foster.

73, OM, de John, W4AWM

[ke4cij]

As Long as we are into this, I would like to thank my Elmer's as I have had several.
N4WYK Ricky Tilton
W4DLO Danny Osborne
W4HF Norman Robbins
KS4NA Bill Roten
N4JRE CJ Hunt Silent Key
And a couple of others.
I have been very lucky with making friends with each of these very fine Amateur Operators and I would only hope that others have the chance to meet amateurs of this high value. Each of these gentlemen have shown me different modes of our wonderful hobbie. So thank each of you for your gifts of kindness and friendship. God Bless each of you and may your keys fill the airways.


Larry Brooks
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[K3LYE]

Great Idea! #We all probably had someone who launched us into our current addiction in the hobby.
# #I also would like to recognize an Elmer, NH2E Tony Ortiz who has assisted me in many technical issues from Guam to Florida on a host of subjects. Well Done Tony!!
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #Blane
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[kb0vwj]

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I like to thank everyone for their kind words. We just setup the HF station today and made my first HF contact. The new and old sat there needing restraints just to hold us both still.

In my first post I forgot to mention my elmer. KØKLN (WAØGMY). He had changed his call and took on the call of his elmer who now is SK. I can not thank him enough for his help in getting be on the HF air. I would have done it sometime but the encouraging and his technical knowledge helped make the transitions much easier.

I would like to thank K8CRF for the call back and making my first HF contact. Even through the QRM we managed to get through and exchange information.

Hope to hear you on 20 in the near future.

KBØVWJ

[KD5INM]

Hi All,
#The ARRL at www.arrl.org gives it's members as a free service a free elmers appreciation certificate. I requested one and they sent it free of charge to me in a full sized envelope (unfolded or mutilated), I filled in my Elmers name and callsign in and bought a nice 8X10 frame for it and presented it to Danny Hughes, N5OIJ, my elmer.
It now has a prominent place on his wall by his station.
This is a professional alternative to making one yourself, and looks very good. This is one of the reasons I continue to support the ARRL.

73 DE JOHN, KD5INM

[kb7rky]

While we're on the subject of "elmers":

WB7RXY (Phil) got me interested in ham/amateur radio waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the late 70's/early 80's. I wasn't too fond of CW (back then you *had* to know the code in order to get your ticket), then, many years later, Ray (ex-N6HHI) told me about the license-free ticket. I've been KB7RKY since the winter of 1992 (or '93, since it took the FCC three months to send me my ticket...it's labelled 29 December 1992, but I finally got it in January of '93!http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif And, there are other "elmers" I associate with, either in person or on the air, telling me to upgrade (John KF4WCL, Ernie KD7GHV, Lee N7SAU, among others)...well, since I have to renew this year anyway, I do believe this is the year to get that /AG tag until I get the new ticket (however, since I feel the FCC owes me three months... http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif )

73's all around

Doug KB7RKY http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[KD5KWS]

I am not sure if he can be considered an elmer in the truest sense as I am not
sure if he was licensed. I do remember a shortwave radio in his room that I
would sneak away to. I listened to some really interesting broadcasts. The thing
is, it always hacked him off when I would tune that old shortwave to local
stations. It almost seemed blasphemous. But, every now and then he would
catch me with it tuned to 94.7 WTYX or WJDX (I can't remember that freq.).
After he SK'd I found a buisness card that read "Official Member of The True
Blue Brew Crew". (Any info on this would be greatly appreciated) When I was
a squirt 8 maybe 9. He took the speaker from a transistor radio, hooked it up
to a key and made these cool noises come out of it. I thought that was SO
cooler than the clicker that was originally connected to it. He mounted the
whole thing on a 2x4 and penciled in the proper characters. Even his name
was pretty fortelling...

F.M. Steele Jr.

He was my Grandaddy... I sure did love that ol' booger.

73's de KD5KWS

[AK6S]

Hi to all. #
I would like to say TXN to my elmer KE6AT-SK who helped me get instested in amateur radio in 77 but I didn't get my ticket before he pass in 88. #I sure have missed him but I know he was there smilling Feb. 5, 91 when my ticket arrive in the mail. #I would also like to say thank you to my husband & elmer KE6SE for all his love and guidence. #Thank you all for being the best #bunch amateur people out there helping anyone, anytime and anyplace. #I will return the favor back to the amateur world.
Sherry AK6S

[W5HTW]

W4PHW - Dick. #He saw me, a 16 year old kid, sitting on a bench at a bus stop in Knoxville, Tennessee, trying to make sense of the 1956 edition of the Amateur Radio Handbook. #His, "Hi, are you #a ham?" started me on the road, and he administered the Novice test to me and my friend Johnny Walker, in April of that year. #In June we received our tickets. #Johnny was KN4JUC and I was KN4JSG. #Dick's Meissner Signal Shifter is the only item I recall from his basement shack. #

KN4EPR - Dave. #He was in my Spanish class, before I met Dick (above.) #The teacher asked him if he talked to Spanish stations on his ham radio, and my ears perked up. #I asked him about ham radio. #He took me to see his Heath AT-1 and National SW53 or 54. # The spark glowed a little brighter.

Dee, W4HTW - (In honor of whom, when it came time to choose a vanity call here, I chose that suffix) # )Dee "put me on the air," with the loan of his homebrew 6AG7-6L6 transmitter, with a wooden front panel, and two 40 meter crystals. #It ran 10 watts input, perhaps 3 watts output to a 300 ohm folded dipole, but it worked about 13-14 states for me. #

Alan, K4DSC - My first experience with AM phone! #I recall the Hallicrafters S38C receiver, but have forgotten the transmitter. #I just know it was AM! #

Earl, KN4EAI - my second experience with AM phone, and in helping with his 15 meter quad, and learning just a dab about antennas. #I still recall his DX35 and RME45 station. #

Jim, K0EHG - pushed me to upgrade to General in 1957, and so I did. #

With the exception of Dick, W4PHW, all these were high school comrades from 1956-1957, and they, combined with a number of others, kept my interest active, and each taught me new things. #K0IJA (I Just Ate) Dennis and his homebrew "peanut whistle" on 40 meters, and I with my ARC5 on 40 meters, made contact a full six blocks from each other! #And worked many other states as well. #Jim, K0IME, another high school friend who let me ride his Vespa, too, and who tied a flourescent light to his vertical antenna, let me work his AM station when all I had was CW on my ARC5. #And Curtis, K0HFL (Hot Fried Lizards) a fellow student pushing me (I was then K0KPM - Kissing Past Midnight) to get on AM phone! #

And our school cub sponsor -- W0YRF, Rolla. #He introduced me to the pleasures of 160 meter AM. #The club station was W0SGP, which I immediately dubbed (School's Greatest Program.) #

Elmers are everywhere, and just about every ham I ever knew personally in all my years taught me something. #Hopefully I taught some of them something, too, making it a fair exchange. #The very act of conversation with another ham, in person or on the air (and, today, on the internet, which is NOT ham radio) results in an exchange of information that advances our knowledge. #That makes every ham, in some way, an Elmer. #Still, there are those special ones from our beginnings, and those we never forget.

73
Ed

[KC8RVB]

Congratulations Mel on your upgrade and what a great way to acknowledge your Elmer. I would like to recognize my elmer W1DFU. He took me to the Dayton hamfest a year ago and bought me the book "Now Your Talking" The rest as they say is history. Thanks Bert for all your help!! Your one in a million for sure!!

Deb Miller
KC8RVB

[KG6GOK]

I would like to thank my Elmer, Keith W6OFR. He gave me soooo much tips about Ham Radio. He helped me make my dipole. I made my first HF contact with him and always comes back when I call him on the repeater. Thanks sooooooooo much Keith, I will always remember you. You are why I passed my General and Extra.
Thanks a lot Keith,
Andrew KG6GOK

I would like to thank AL GORE. He invented the internet and the internet is my Elmer. Not much real elmering out there today. I know, I know that there are some gud Elmers out there and my hats off to you. But, if it weren't for the internet I would not be a ham today.

73.

[kb9scb]

The certificate is a great idea. I am fortunate to have three elmers to thank...N9WB walt for helping with the technical stuff.....N9OXO mike for reminding me how much I loved this hobby....and N9XLD Dick who helped me remember how much fun it was to experiment with the.." they say it can't be done stuff" and a special thanks to WA9TPZ, Lou who first instilled the love of radio in a 9 year old kid in his ham shack and CW skill taught me the love of that fading art. I was over 40 when i finally realized the dream of that 9 year old and keyed my first CQ...but what a thrill on that first QSO. Thanx to all the Elmers out there...I hope to do my best to be an Elmer as you have and spread our hobby. 73..Joe now W9XOX