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Date: | Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:38:33 -0600 |
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Remember, we were Novice class licensees, and I was
W N 6 H E F, and only earned the W B 6 when I got my general in
1964. The laws changed regarding call signs, before you got your license.
At 07:20 AM 2/17/2012, you wrote:
>Howdy:
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>I agree with most of what has been said about the Novice class ticket(at =
>least as far as the requirements, and operating limits go), but I don't =
>think that the comment about Novices having the letter "n" in their call =
>sign is correct. I started off as a Novice in the State of MA in the =
>mid 70's, and was assigned the call sign wa1zhb. The rest of us who =
>took the test at that time, and passed were given similar call signs: =
>wa1zhc, wa1zhq etc. To the best of my recollection, nobody had a letter =
>"n" in their sign. That ticket lapsed, and I had to start all over =
>again after sight loss. I am now a General, and pondering trying for =
>the "Extra" before the question pool changes in Jul. even though I no =
>longer operate at all. Have been trying to get echolink working for =
>several months without success , as it seems quite interesting.
>
>This is my first attempt at a "post" on this list, which is the reason =
>no one has ever heard of me.
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>Sincerely yours,
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>David S. Pearson-wa4dsp
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