= NOW 10 WPM = TEXT IS FROM JULY 2021 QST PAGE 50 = ENOUGH TO REACH THE ANTENNA, AND IT ISNT A JOKE, BUT RATHER THE KIND OF QUESTION A BEGINNER WOULD ASK. I STILL REMEMBER HOW I FELT WHEN MY QUESTION WAS TREATED AS A JOKE. I VOWED I WOULD NEVER TAKE SOMEONE ELSES QUESTION THE SAME WAY. IN FACT, ITS A BASIC TENET OF HOW I LOOK AT HAM RADIO TREAT ALL QUESTIONS AS SINCERE. HAM RADIO BACKGROUND I GOT INTO HAM = END OF 10 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <