= NOW 10 WPM = TEXT IS FROM AUGUST 2023 QST PAGE 82 = TIME THAT JASON WAS INTRODUCED TO AMATEUR RADIO. ONE OF THE CONNECTIONS HE HAD MADE USING CB SUGGESTED THEY GET THEIR AMATEUR RADIO LICENSES. THIS FRIEND EXPLAINED THE BASICS OF USING AN AMATEUR REPEATER, AND JASON WAS ALL IN. HE TESTED AND WAS LICENSED IN 1994. JASONS ENGAGEMENT IN AMATEUR RADIO CAME AND WENT AS TIME AND FINANCES ALLOWED. HE NEVER TRULY HAD A = END OF 10 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <