Ham Friends This web site would not be complete if mention was not made of the many friends I've had the enormous pleasure of making over the years. It all began in the 1970s with a certain fellow up the street from my parent's home in Glastonbury, CT.  The story begins with Bob Allison coming to my house and seeing the Hallicrafters SX-28 my aunt had given me. All sorts of knobs and dials, lights and a meter.  Strange sounds from far away with the occasional whine from an improperly adjusted BFO. This was enough to inspire Bob to earn his Amateur Radio license.  He began as WN1TDN and soon upgraded his license with the callsign WB1GCM.  You might say I "Elmered" Bob. Then in 1981 the favor was returned when another friend, Peter Knight - KN1GHT came to my apartment along with Bob.  They had in tow a big black box, a pad of paper and some forms.  I thought I was to do code practice, or so they told me, but before too much time had passed -- they said I had passed the 5-wpm code test for my Novice license.  The exam came next and before I knew it, I had joined the ranks of Amateur Radio operators. There is far more to this story but, as they say, the rest is history! Below is a short photo gallery of some friends I've made within the Amateur Radio Community over the years.  WB1GCM at the ARRL where he is the test engineer for their laboratory. Peter - KN1GHT Field Day 2008 Peter and Larry Field Day 2008 WB1GCM at Ops on Field Day 2008 Bob, Peter and I operated Field Day from Peter's QTH.  We came in 1st in our division for CT in category 1E (single transmitter, battery power) Seated Left to Right - Rich, WB1CJO and Larry, WA1LGQ Randy - NH6LF Come on board -- make friends locally and around the world -- Amateur Radio has the power to unite people from all cultures and all countries.