Hi Bob,
your Advanced will stay Advanced.
Jim,
Your expired friend, assuming his grace period is up, need only pass Element 2, then offer
proof of his former license status, according to the ARRL thingy I read yesterday.
This is to ensure that someone with the same name doesn’t “steal”
someone else’s license and also to ensure that the renewing licensee still
maintains some knowledge on current rules and theory and what not.
Or something like that.
On Jun 10, 2014, at 11:35 PM, Bob Martin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I just renewed my Advanced last month. If I live to 90 10 years from now,
> will I revert to General or will it matter? When I was teaching 6th grade,
> one of my students told me that isn't the age that counts, it's the mileage!
> 73:
> Bob
> KC3FI
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Shaffer" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 10:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [PaQSO] Monumental FCC Ruling Today
>
>
>> This is interesting, as I have a friend with an expired General class
>> license as I recall. It appears that they're going to give credit for
>> expired Generals to renew without having to pass element 3, but I'm not
>> sure
>> if they need to pass Element 2 or not.
>> I looked at the fcc pages on this, and it's tough reading as you might
>> expect.
>> --
>> Jim, KE5AL
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gary Tillinghast
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:03 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Fw: [PaQSO] Monumental FCC Ruling Today
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TwelveVDC--- via PaQSO
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 4:50 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [PaQSO] Monumental FCC Ruling Today
>>
>> AMENDMENT OF THE AMATEUR SERVICE RULES GOVERNING QUALIFYING EXAMINATION
>> SYSTEMS AND OTHER MATTERS. Adopted rule changes to Part 97 of the
>> Commission's Rules regarding amateur examination and permitted emission
>> type. (Dkt No. 09-209 RM-11625 12-283 RM-11629 ). Action by: the
>> Commission. Adopted: 06/05/2014 by R&O. (FCC No. 14-74). WTB
>>
>> <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-14-74A1.doc>
>>
>> <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-14-74A1.pdf>
>>
>> <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-14-74A1.txt>
>>
>> ===========================
>> ===========================
>>
>> Today the FCC has ruled in favor of granting all previous expired License
>> Class credit without retesting.
>>
>> As long as you hold any current Amateur ticket, you may upgrade without
>> further examination to General Class, (providing you can show proof you
>> ever
>> held a General, Advanced, or <Mar. 21, 1987 Tech+) and you can get your
>> Extra back if you ever had one before. (Novice tickets are not discussed.)
>>
>> In effect, this is lifetime Credit for all written Elements ever passed.
>> (Note: this is not the same as a lifetime license some are confusing terms
>> with.)
>>
>> Since the FCC no longer issues Advanced Class Licenses, former holders of
>> these will only get General Class credit.
>>
>> I provide authentic, Certified Callbook proof of previous License Class
>> that
>> the FCC ruling directs VE's to accept to grant the automatic upgrade.
>>
>> This is the biggest change in the ARS since the code requirement was
>> dropped.
>>
>> Pete / NL7XM
>>
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