April 21, 2023 was a proud day for Margie Anderson and David Boynton of Phoenix, Arizona. Mother and son received their ham radio licenses that day after studying together and testing successfully together. Now they were no longer just a family; they were an amateur radio team. Togetherness prevailed once more a short time later as they studied and upgraded from Technician Class to General.

Then, Margie, KK7MGK, and David, KK7MGJ, discovered DXing the same way they discovered amateur radio - together. That's when things changed - and the race was on. Her HF rig and a flagpole antenna was putting her on the map of the world, news she shared with her son who, is working hard to keep up with his mom's DX record."

While many mothers like to promise their sons and daughters the world, it soon became apparent that David was going to have to work hard to get his own piece of the planet.

For now, however, David can take comfort in one thing. Their FCC licenses put him in front of mom in one respect. His callsign ends in "J." Mom's ends in "K." So he will always be one letter ahead.