On the desk are: Large radio is a Kenwood TS-940S(SAT?) All Mode Transceiver. (Kenwood's top of the line at the time) MSRP: $2499 (1992) Radio she worked is a Kenwood TM-701a 2M/70CM Dual Band Mobile. MSRP: $599 (1992) The speaker to the left of the smaller radio is the Kenwood SP-940 Optional Speaker to match the TS-940. MSRP: Unknown, but it wasn't cheap! The power supply for the 2m/70CM radio is not shown. Dave's mic is an RCA 77DX. given to him as a gift from NBC. It was later stolen. I wonder how they set up the antenna. It was probably a small mobile antenna sitting off stage or some longer coax was run and the antenna installed in a window or such. (I earned my Ham License on April 12, 1992 and still have it)
Master Stroke ! Kinda like Dave Chappelle when attacked on stage and tongue tied; Chris Rock took mic from his hands and blew the roof off... "was that Will Smith !?!"
This was so special to watch! What a beautiful sweet child and David was as always just so loving and respectfully selfless. So heartwarming and timeless!
@@fman4234 To be fair, he’s always he the reputation you described-even back in college at Ball State. So good that it didn’t get in the way of his success or that he was able to bring so much laughter into the world for all these years.
These are just kids they;re not adorable, just kids who aren't shy and quite bright. I thought the bloke interview was hopeless and the way he kept telling one little girl how nice her dress was gave me the creeps. He needed some bright kids material not a bunch of paper. He also gets too close to the kids for my liking.
@@katewells7670 It sounds like you have Trust issues & maybe some hidden issues of your own. He was not going to mug her in front of a live audience. Who really has the issues with little children? {:>)
What a sweet, adorable kid. Of course, the little girl was good, too. (Thank you, you're a beautiful audience.) I've been a Letterman fan since the 80s and the NBC years were definitely my favorite. Many thanks for this spectacular channel full of wonderful treasures, Mr. Giller. I greatly appreciate your tireless and meticulous work. Long live The Donz!
N2 would be in the Northeast. Most US hams have call signs beginning with K or W, like broadcast stations, but the international treaties also assign A and N to the US. Most US aircraft have N call signs, but they would have started assigning N and A call signs to hams when they ran out of K and W signs. The number indicates the part of the country, so N2 or AA2 or K2 or W2 is the northeast (within 2-meter range of the studio), while 6 means the far west, mostly California. Many years ago I was WA4QJV (in Florida) but got too busy and did not renew my license. I used 2-meter repeaters mostly, as in this demonstration; a repeater is an unattended receiver and transmitter which rebroadcasts transmissions from one frequency on a different one, allowing greater range than direct contact (which is also possible and on some bands is the normal mode).
Note also Paul Shaffer’s band played “Radio, Radio” by Elvis Costello when she walked on stage. Then, returning from commercial break, graphics staff posted a photo of a ham sandwich. Well-produced show all the way around.
That was the year I started at the Long Beach Press-Telegram in Long Beach where I was the Chief Photographer there for 20 years. I wonder if I photographed her?
I have talked to her before on our local repeater. She was always able to handle other Hams that tried to give her a hard time on the air. Think she was a little nervous being on the Letterman show. After dealing with the very few rude Hams she would sign off saying "have to go now and play with my Barbie dolls". Her IQ was and probably still is much higher than most of us.
Hi from Finland. My call sign is OH2BIO and I was 14 when I got licenced in 1967. 6 years is really young especially if we think morse code, which must mean that she has very good sense of rhytm. Very good, Veronica.
She clearly was a regular 6 year old girl, but when it came to ham radio she knew how to operate the equipment, spoke very clearly and decisively, and knew the rules of the road, e.g. "handing over to 3rd party traffic" no doubt is official ham radio lingo. Very disciplined and thoughtful for a 6 year old.
I had my son licensed and his gear in the principal's office closet in elementary school. He was the school operator. I worked a distance away and I was a single parent.
My dad was a ham. He got his license shortly after WWII. He obtained his ham license specifically so he could fly his radio control model airplane. The electronics back then used his specific assigned wavelength to control his plane. Most people don’t realize that ham radio is operated by a 12 volt power supply, so the radio can be powered by a car battery. If there was a national disaster where electric power was somehow disabled, ham radio operators could still communicate with each other.
What a personality ! And Dave was ok too ! Just kidding, Dave is a legend, loved him since his first show in 1982. The little girl was so cute, and so poised. I wouldn’t have been able to talk I would’ve been so scared at age 6 with all of those people in the audience. Dave was so funny with kids.
She is adorable and handled herself great, she also has a spectacular Soap Opera name. i would have been about 4 months away from turning 20 at the time.
This is her in a video she posted herself around 10 years ago thanking the person who had posted her Letterman interview at the time (before Don). She explains she still is a ham operator, but not as frequently. And if you browse her channel, it's a pretty eclectic mix - her skydiving, attending concerts, doing some acting, and enjoying what appears to be her pet snake: ua-cam.com/video/rJVaWxFpPSE/v-deo.html
My grandfather had one back in 70s and 80s. He wouldn't let us touch it but when he was gone somewhere my brother and I talked to people on it. His handle name was Bulldog and he talked to a nice woman called Lucky Lady. Plus there were a bunch of guys talking crazy like they were drunk. Must have been some truckers or something.
Letterman asks "what is the difference between cities?" Veronica answers that there is a different title on the newspaper, in New York City the newspaper title is "New York Times".
I wonder if she ever goes to IndyCar racing when they're in Long Beach California and see David Letterman and Bobby rahal Ray Hall Letterman team don't worry about my spelling can I use voice transmission and messes up a little bit
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OMG! The cuteness is just too much to take! Thanks for the journey back in time!
On the desk are:
Large radio is a Kenwood TS-940S(SAT?) All Mode Transceiver. (Kenwood's top of the line at the time) MSRP: $2499 (1992)
Radio she worked is a Kenwood TM-701a 2M/70CM Dual Band Mobile. MSRP: $599 (1992)
The speaker to the left of the smaller radio is the Kenwood SP-940 Optional Speaker to match the TS-940. MSRP: Unknown, but it wasn't cheap!
The power supply for the 2m/70CM radio is not shown.
Dave's mic is an RCA 77DX. given to him as a gift from NBC. It was later stolen.
I wonder how they set up the antenna. It was probably a small mobile antenna sitting off stage or some longer coax was run and the antenna installed in a window or such.
(I earned my Ham License on April 12, 1992 and still have it)
Tnx for the info on the rigs, was wondering what the big rig was.
Thank You for the information 😊
That was a serious thank you gift!
all worth about $12 today
While your such a nerd to know all that lol 🤓
Dave missed an opportunity for a comeback of all time, "I'm 44 and I've been a ham my whole life."
Master Stroke ! Kinda like Dave Chappelle when attacked on stage and tongue tied; Chris Rock took mic from his hands and blew the roof off... "was that Will Smith !?!"
I thought the exact same thing 😂
Taken for granted. lol
That was the given, unspoken punch line!
I think that the Joke was that he was trying to chat up the younger sounding Jeannie ??
This was so special to watch! What a beautiful sweet child and David was as always just so loving and respectfully selfless. So heartwarming and timeless!
Correction. This show aired when Dave used to be loving and respectfully selfless. But I agree. What a cutie and heartwarming.
I could not agree with you more. Praise Jesus! And by now she probably has huge jugs!
@@fman4234 too many of your little precious celebrities catch too many jokes from Dave? Grow a pair.
@@siggylloyd3566 What do you mean, macho man?
@@fman4234 To be fair, he’s always he the reputation you described-even back in college at Ball State. So good that it didn’t get in the way of his success or that he was able to bring so much laughter into the world for all these years.
I really needed this today. She is adorable and Letterman’s genuine admiration and respect for her is so heartwarming.
These are just kids they;re not adorable, just kids who aren't shy and quite bright. I thought the bloke interview was hopeless and the way he kept telling one little girl how nice her dress was gave me the creeps. He needed some bright kids material not a bunch of paper. He also gets too close to the kids for my liking.
@@katewells7670 yeah LOL
@@katewells7670 It sounds like you have Trust issues & maybe some hidden issues of your own. He was not going to mug her in front of a live audience. Who really has the issues with little children? {:>)
Yikes Kate, who hurt you
Dave is no perv. Gtfoh
I think she handled Letterman beautifully. So incredibly mature and self-assured for six.
That's my read on her too.
What a sweet, adorable kid. Of course, the little girl was good, too. (Thank you, you're a beautiful audience.) I've been a Letterman fan since the 80s and the NBC years were definitely my favorite. Many thanks for this spectacular channel full of wonderful treasures, Mr. Giller. I greatly appreciate your tireless and meticulous work. Long live The Donz!
that's me! kc6tqr
Watching you on Letterman brought a smile to my face. Are you still an active ham? de K1FVK
itsasmallgirl long beach!
Super!!!! I am a OM from Germany. DO2NGS
Awesome! Still active?
Roger that
This is awesome! I’ve had my ticket for over 40 years and she’s adorable. Thanks for posting this.
"Can I get on there?"
"No."
That was priceless.
The lady she was speaking with, Jeanne N2OVO, is now licensed as AA2NK.
I was wondering if that was her mother or an actual contact. Either way, that was impressive!
I'll alert the media.
N2 would be in the Northeast. Most US hams have call signs beginning with K or W, like broadcast stations, but the international treaties also assign A and N to the US. Most US aircraft have N call signs, but they would have started assigning N and A call signs to hams when they ran out of K and W signs. The number indicates the part of the country, so N2 or AA2 or K2 or W2 is the northeast (within 2-meter range of the studio), while 6 means the far west, mostly California.
Many years ago I was WA4QJV (in Florida) but got too busy and did not renew my license. I used 2-meter repeaters mostly, as in this demonstration; a repeater is an unattended receiver and transmitter which rebroadcasts transmissions from one frequency on a different one, allowing greater range than direct contact (which is also possible and on some bands is the normal mode).
Note also Paul Shaffer’s band played “Radio, Radio” by Elvis Costello when she walked on stage. Then, returning from commercial break, graphics staff posted a photo of a ham sandwich. Well-produced show all the way around.
Great catches.
And also a baked ham right at the end. 😀👍
@@clevername8832 WHAT?! No "Big Assed Ham"??!!
Wow. His show was good back in the day.
Mike W ever see his morning show?! Utter madhouse! He was still drinking then, and the show was chaos…in a good way. 😄🕊
My father was a HAM Radio operator for years and now he's a "silent key" (euphemism for deceased HAM). This was so cute and she did such a great job!
I'm sorry for your loss, Daria.
I'm a HAM and I didn't know that term. Sorry for your loss.
A deceased ham is called a silent key, just thot ud like to know.
Dead silent
I have some deceased ham in my refridgerator, I call it " black forrest"
Writing 3rd party for my dad K9WC, you were great on Letterman. So fun KC6TQR, thank you!
As a kid when this aired, I remember enjoying the show when he would have other kids on. Veronica was a nice guest.
After 30+ years still lives in Long Beach and still a Tech KC6TQR
That was the year I started at the Long Beach Press-Telegram in Long Beach where I was the Chief Photographer there for 20 years. I wonder if I photographed her?
I have talked to her before on our local repeater. She was always able to handle other Hams that tried to give her a hard time on the air. Think she was a little nervous being on the Letterman show. After dealing with the very few rude Hams she would sign off saying "have to go now and play with my Barbie dolls". Her IQ was and probably still is much higher than most of us.
What a beautiful, funny and smart little girl. It makes me proud to be from Long Beach, Ca. Her and Letterman were hilarious.
I got my Amateur Radio license in March 1992 as well ! I was the youngest in our city at the age of 16.
73 de VE3RKP
Beautiful video.
She's adorable 😍
Hi from Finland. My call sign is OH2BIO and I was 14 when I got licenced in 1967. 6 years is really young especially if we think morse code, which must mean that she has very good sense of rhytm. Very good, Veronica.
Laughed so hard …
She’s so well spoken. And savvy.
That was so fantastic.
This was wonderful. She was six then. Now she's 37. And she got a couple of great radios for free.
She is a BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL! 💥💯
Kids are great on Letterman. They aren't swayed by his celebrity.
This was gold.
She clearly was a regular 6 year old girl, but when it came to ham radio she knew how to operate the equipment, spoke very clearly and decisively, and knew the rules of the road, e.g. "handing over to 3rd party traffic" no doubt is official ham radio lingo. Very disciplined and thoughtful for a 6 year old.
That was awesome.
I had my son licensed and his gear in the principal's office closet in elementary school. He was the school operator. I worked a distance away and I was a single parent.
You continue to surprise and impress
This is so awesome. What a smart little kid.
Her intro music stops EXACTLY as she plops down into the chair - hilarious!!!
S9+20dB on cuteness....
Fantastic.
My dad was a ham. He got his license shortly after WWII. He obtained his ham license specifically so he could fly his radio control model airplane. The electronics back then used his specific assigned wavelength to control his plane. Most people don’t realize that ham radio is operated by a 12 volt power supply, so the radio can be powered by a car battery. If there was a national disaster where electric power was somehow disabled, ham radio operators could still communicate with each other.
That's good to know! We're not so grid dependent after all.
What a personality ! And Dave was ok too ! Just kidding, Dave is a legend, loved him since his first show in 1982.
The little girl was so cute, and so poised. I wouldn’t have been able to talk I would’ve been so scared at age 6 with all of those people in the audience. Dave was so funny with kids.
This little girl is now 37 yrs. old today in 2023!!! A grandmother, too.
A grandmother? At age 36?
@@hugobergman3327 Some folk start young.
yeah and i have a bridge to sell in brooklyn
@@franp1913 What's wrong with you?
nothing i was kidding
I became a ham at 13 and I'm 54 and still on the air 73
I just overdosed on cuteness!!!!!!
all i could think is how far did they have to run the cables for antennas. i imagine that studio is buried inside a big building.
What a cute little girl and lucky to get a personable respondant on the radio.
I'm sure they arranged the CQ well ahead of time.
There's also a city in New York called Long Beach.
I always loved him...te amo aun.
She is adorable and handled herself great, she also has a spectacular Soap Opera name. i would have been about 4 months away from turning 20 at the time.
Letterman was so unbelievably creepy.
How, because he interacts well with kids? Maybe you are projecting.
@MaxRager80 It's blatantly obvious, he's a rock spider.
What a little angel
the big one is a great radio, Kenwood 940
90s ✌️
At 39, it would be interesting to know what she's doing now?
what a cutee pie!🙏💞🥰
Possibly the cutest kid on earth.
love this from n2itd
Charles Grodin, Bill Hicks and that kid is a great show.
Aw, she did so well! Wonder where she is today?
Also, I'm laughing at the thought of her and Bill Hicks hanging out in the Green Room. 😁
@@345mrse cheers for the succinct info! 👊
This is her in a video she posted herself around 10 years ago thanking the person who had posted her Letterman interview at the time (before Don).
She explains she still is a ham operator, but not as frequently. And if you browse her channel, it's a pretty eclectic mix - her skydiving, attending concerts, doing some acting, and enjoying what appears to be her pet snake:
ua-cam.com/video/rJVaWxFpPSE/v-deo.html
Here she is in 2009 ua-cam.com/video/rJVaWxFpPSE/v-deo.html
According to her license, she’s still active and still in long beach.
Very cool.
Call it women's intuition. She is adorable.
Adorable and funny lol 😂👍🥳🌷
Ah miss the good fun clean entertainment of pre-2000 years
Whats the song at 6:24? It sounds like Sheryl Crows - good is good, but that didnt come out for another dozen years
Wish I could go back.
Perfect
That is just too cool..
i made a ham video awhile back, didnt go so well .. its still up though, but no one talked back, it was weird
What a sweet little girl!
What's not to like. Awesome indeed.
Very impressed with her composure through all the distraction. Maintained protocol and held it together. Bright little one. 73 de kc6jbw
Smart girl!!!
Have to admit I spoke on Ham channels for years with a cobra 148 and a power booster.
Every bit as good as Linkletter.
And Dave has been a ham his whole life. 73! - KBDT Milwaukee. 😅
OMG AMAZING GIRL. IS SHE STILL ACTIVE?
THANKS FOR POSTING,
SHARRY KK6YMI
certainly, an adorable 6yr old.
2:51 - Gentle on the hardware Dave.
Dave had a gift to chat up kids.
My grandfather had one back in 70s and 80s. He wouldn't let us touch it but when he was gone somewhere my brother and I talked to people on it. His handle name was Bulldog and he talked to a nice woman called Lucky Lady. Plus there were a bunch of guys talking crazy like they were drunk. Must have been some truckers or something.
Sounds like you were talking on a CB radio and not a ham radio.
She gives good answers to dumb questions.
That touched my Heart kg6mn
Paul and the band missed a trick not playing Elvis Costellos veronica for her intro, instead going with costellos radio radio
She is 37 yrs old now
what is her call? and wonder if she is still active
She is such a cutie.
Well she completely understood that it was her responsibility to not let that activity devolve into romper room. Hence the abrupt NO.
Dave really is very cute with kids!! I love kids and they love me!!
A great show indeed. But what's the New York time and Longbeach time is all about? I'm not familiar with the old sayings and norms.
Letterman asks "what is the difference between cities?" Veronica answers that there is a different title on the newspaper, in New York City the newspaper title is "New York Times".
Nice rig, bt what ant was used?
Probably a mag mount offscreen, and they found a loud repeater.
Wonder if Casey still a ham now in 2024
Lettermen shows will be smithsonian/time capsule material.
Better than all the current late night shows!🤷
She’s precious. W9YNZ
Veronica is a good operator. 73s 88 PG3E
He said it. She couldn't be cuter.
I wonder if she ever goes to IndyCar racing when they're in Long Beach California and see David Letterman and Bobby rahal Ray Hall Letterman team don't worry about my spelling can I use voice transmission and messes up a little bit
Veronica is so pretty. I wonder what she does today.
I work in finance, so boring right?
@Triple Crown terrible isn't it...
Maybe teaches Ham communication?!
@@itsasmallgirl are you really Veronica?
@@dnsgilbert09 yes.
David didn't know the difference between a CB and a Ham radio.
And your point? Most people don't know the difference.
Dave gets upstaged until 5:30 when he finally gets in. You can see Dave
really enjoys kids!
So now Veronica must be 38.
I wonder what she's doing today?
Wow. 6 years old and can do pre algebra. What are they feeding that kid?
a little cutie-pie she is :)
me too