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   marvinzitting@gmail.com to cber...@cc.utah.edu   
   Re: 3 new extras under 16 in same family   
   30 May 17 02:35:06   
   
   On Wednesday, March 25, 1992 at 8:47:50 AM UTC-6, cber...@cc.utah.edu wrote:   
   > On the Utah VHF Society net last night, the announcement was made that we   
   > had five new extra class hams in the valley from the previous night's   
   > VE testing.  Significantly, three of these were under the age of 16 and   
   > from the same family.  I didn't catch their first names but the Zitting   
   > boys, ages 13, 14, and 15 all passed extra.  Their father, Marv Zitting,   
   > here in Salt Lake area was on the net and someone asked, "How many extras   
   > do you now have in your household?"  He said about 10!  That must be a   
   > record.  Ten extras in the same household!  Certainly a feat worth   
   > publishing.  Also should provide some motivation for those you feel that   
   > can't do 20wpm code.  BTW.  I heard Marv Zitting talking later and mentioned   
   > that "his daughters" frequently do CW on 40 meters so assume some of those   
   > extras in his family are young ladies.  Anyone with access to an alphabetic   
   > index of callsigns might like to look up "Zitting" in Utah and tell us   
   > what calls you find in the same household.   
   >   
   > Cheryl   
   > callsign pending   
      
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