A classic pic of WN8KCX (K8CX) when I was a novice at age 12 back in 1963. Notice the HQ129X and DX35. Antenna was a 40 and 15 Meter dipole at 30'. I was active every day. I entered my first contest, "The Novice Roundup". I got bit by the DX bug when I called CQ on 15 Meters one evening and TG9SC called me back.