02-28-14 11:25 Roy Witt wrote to Ed Vance about Resurrected

 RW> {at}MSGID: 
 RW>  Brer Ed Vance wrote to Brer Al Kaiser about Re: Resurrected:

 EV> 02-26-14 23:59 Al Kaiser wrote to Scott Brown about Re: Resurrected

 AK>> {at}MSGID: 
 AK>> {at}REPLY: 
 AK>> Scott Brown wrote to Andy Ball Subject: Re: Resurrected
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 RW> My 2nd Elmer was a friend of a friend, who gave me the
 RW> incentive to take the test for a Novice ticket, c1970 - WN6ABE
 RW> was a one year license with no renewal available, per FCC rules
 RW> at the time.

Brer Roy,

My Novice License had the same One Year rule.

In the late 1950's the FCC was going to come and give a exam session in
my locality (KY) a few weeks after the Dayton HamVention was held.

I took the Technician Test at Dayton to preserve my Call Sign, since
my code speed was around 10 WPM then, but I wasn't sure about passing
the Written Exam part but I was hopeing I'd pass it.

Then I took the Test for the General License when the FCC came to KY.
I passed the 13 WPM Code Test and wasn't real sure about how I did with
the Written part.

I did this because the Rules said it was OK to take a Exam for a
higher class license even though I had recently taken a Exam for a
lower class license.
There was a "waiting period" for taking the Same Test again, but not
for a Higher License Test.

Some weeks later a letter from the FCC arrived, with a WINDOW on it.

I've learned from taking the General test before that Failure Notices
come in a plain envelope that my Address was PRINTED ON instead of the
Address (on the New License) being seen through a Cellophane WINDOW.

In the letter was a Technician License.
I was depressed a bit but at least I had preserved my Call Sign for
IIRC 5 Years, and that license was renewable.  WHEW!!!!!!!!!!

A few more weeks passed and I was sitting in my front yard on a
Lawn Chair under a tree and the Mail Man called to me and said
that I had a letter from the FCC.

I asked him if it had a WINDOW, and he said YES.

When I got the letter in my hand I was trembling as I was opening it.

Inside the envelope along with the General License was a note from the
FCC that said that their records show I was issued another License and
that I HAD to return that License to them by Mail before the General
Class ticket was valid.

20 Minutes later I had the Technician ticket in an stamped envelope and
walked down the street to drop it in the mailbox on the corner.

The next thing I did was call several of my Ham Radio Buddies on the
telephone and tell them the Big LID was now a GENERAL!.

... Blind people don't bungee jump; it scares the dog too much.
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