Pat, yes that advanced was a bear.  I also took that test in downtown 
Chicago, I believe on Dearborn St.  Personally, I didn't think the Extra I 
took two years ago was as hard as that Advanced I took in 1970.

 Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: novices


> And that Advanced test was a bear!!  Took it twice at the FCC in chicago!!
> Pat, K9JAUAt 07:00 AM 2/17/2012, you wrote:
>>To expand on Howard's discussion,
>>
>>If you passed the General you only needed to pass the written test to
>>receive your Advanced as the code requirement for the Advanced was the 
>>same
>>as for the General.  To receive the Extra, you needed to pass a code test 
>>of
>>20 words per minute and a written exam.
>>
>>Howard #3
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 3:02 AM
>>Subject: Re: novices
>>
>>
>> > Back in the day, when Men were Men, and we walked five miles to and 
>> > from
>> > school up hill, both ways!  The novice was limited to 75 watts of CW,
>> > transmitters had to be crystal controled, and you had a year to upgrade 
>> > or
>> > get out.  Calls had an N in the prefix to denote novice.  I for example
>> > was
>> > WN9top.  The examination was the only ham radio exam that could be 
>> > given
>> > by
>> > a ham with a higher lisence.  Technician and general had the same 
>> > theory
>> > test, but the code requirement was 5 for the tech and 13 wpm for the
>> > general.
>> >
>> > That is what it was.