I have just seen the following, and from it infer that my wife (wb1abd) who
took her tech around or about 1982, and with the code test can get an
automatic upgrade to General.
What are the steps necessary to do this?
What is in fact needed for her to varify her status to the appropriate
person, and does she need to be there?
Reason for this is, we both live here in the U.K., but maintain a presence
in the States.
Thanks
Henry Brugsch
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From: "Dick Grady" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: Tech Plus & Code for Upgrading


> Actually, the year was 1987.  The relevant F C C rule is 97.505.
> Sub part 8 says that an expired Technician license granted before March
> 21, 1987 gets credit for Element 3 which is the General written exam.
> Sub part 9 says that an expired or unexpired Technician license granted
> before February 14, 1991 gets credit for Element 1 which is the code
> exam.
> Sub part 4 says an unexpired (or expired but within the grace period for
> renewal) Technician license gets credit for Element 2 which is the
> Technician written exam.=20
>
> So the answer is:  Technician issued before March 21, 1987 gets general
> upgrade with paperwork only.
>
> I am a sighted Volunteer Examiner accredited by A R R L.  Those are the
> rules we use, as printed on the C S C E we issue.
>
> 73 de Dick, AC7EL
>
>
> On Mon, 29 Jan 2001 12:42:40 -0700, Brett Winchester wrote:
>
> >Butch,
> >
> >the date in question was March of 1988.  Marie got her tech plus in =3D
> >December of that year.
> >
> >>>> Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> 01/29 11:54 AM >>>
> >I think the year is 1988 or there abouts.  If you ahd your tech before
> >that year, you would get a general just by doing the paper work.  This =
> is
> >because in those days the tech theory was the same as the general
> >test.  To upgrade back then, all you needed was 13 wpm code.  When the
> >tech plus and all that came about, the theory tests were different.  =
> But,
> >if you have the 5 wpm code, all you need is the general theory.  Hope =
> this
> >makes sense...
> >
> >73s
> >Butch      WA0VJR