Nailed the exam - arrived an hour early. The test was given in the local fire station so I verified the location and asked the firemen on duty if there was a good Chinese place around. They directed me to the Happy Wok in a strip mall and the food was excellent. Mongolian chicken - nice and spicy.
Grace and I were eating in the truck (she likes fried rice) when I saw a couple vehicles with antennae on the roof pull up and park. We finished dinner, moved to that parking lot (I was across the street - didn't know if that particular lot was OK to use) and went upstairs.
There were a few people waiting for testing so they started early. I was the first person done and only missed two questions.
Stopped in at the store on the way home and my new antenna system had been delivered by UPS. It is now legal for me to use it.
I can operate now adding a /AG to my call sign and will fire up the rig tomorrow or Thursday. Already planning to go portable and take it up to Artist Point some weekend day.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Now, time to get the critters fed and change into something warmer - wore a Nikola Tesla tee-shirt for good luck today.
More posting later...
HF - JT9 or JT65 digital modes. I'm working the world with ten watts and an indoor random wire.
MC
KD5QI
Congratulations Dave! You did it!
Cheryl