Hi,

Well, if they consider you an old timer, then I should qualify.

I got my novice in 1983. My ticket came in the mail on April first what a 
hoot. I actually passed the tests in January, and the code in February, just 
took that long to receive the liscense in the mail. That same December I 
received my teck, and in September of 1988 I took my written for the extra, 
and in the end of October I took the code, so that is how my story goes.

73,

Carolyn Kj4vt


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From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:40 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Areal O T

> Well, as long as we are getting into our own personal historys, I probably
> wouldn't qualify as a certified old timer by some of you on this list, but 
> I
> got my novice ticket in the Spring of 1984, and my first call was KA5TNE.
>
> A few months later I received my Tech before there was a no code version 
> and
> changed my call to my current one N5HAU.
>
> I then upgraded to General when they changed the code requirements I think
> in 2000 and have been one ever since.  I have only had HT'S, but Among 
> them
> were the Icom 02-AT, the Icom 24-AT, the Premier 0600 I believe, and my
> current Kenwood THF6-A which I purchased from a member of this list.
>
> I do remember the Conditional class license, but I never had it.  It had
> some serious drawbacks: one was that you received no credit for past
> elements when you upgraded and had to take the entire test again.  And 
> two,
> you could be called on at any time to retake the test if the FCC felt it
> necessary to do so.  73.
> Harvey