{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"And That was How it Went","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog","title":"Ham Radio 40 Years Ago \u2013 A Memoir - And That was How it Went","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"U1kpJQSsXR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/12\/ham-radio-40-years-ago-a-memoir\/\">Ham Radio 40 Years Ago \u2013 A Memoir<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/12\/ham-radio-40-years-ago-a-memoir\/embed\/#?secret=U1kpJQSsXR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ham Radio 40 Years Ago \u2013 A Memoir&#8221; &#8212; And That was How it Went\" data-secret=\"U1kpJQSsXR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Forty Years Ago, it was a major requirement to learn the morse code which is a system of dots and dashes, in order to get a beginner's ham license. Once I had mastered this, Doug ordered the written exam for me and I passed it and received my Novice Class license from the FCC. I had a whole wall of QSL cards from many hams that lived in several states and provinces. The equipment today is far advanced from those early days of tube radios. \"And Now the Rest of the Story - \"Permalink"}