I passed & got a novice license back in 1993 or 1994. At that time, my interests in computing dominated my interests in Ham so I never went on to pursue a tech or tech+ license. I never did get a hang of CW. Under the watchful eye of a general (i think higher)licensed operator, Me & some buddies competed on [url=http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/Field Day[/url] 1994. I don't remeber the freq or wavelength we were transmitting on, but we CQ'd & QSO'd from Long Island NY to Ontario, CAN to Maryland all on a car battery. Certainly not a super-duper ultimate record but it impressed me.

Mmmmm good times.