I got my novice in September 1977 with the call wb3jrc. I got my tech in
August 1978, my General in December 1978 and my Advanced and extra plus the
code test on April 14, 1981. I got my commercial a year later and rewarded
myself with my current call at that time. 73- pat kk3f
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: novices
> Ah, good times.=20
>
> I passed my Novice with an 82% on the written, 100% on the code. That =
> was September of 1987.
>
> In January of 1988, I went to take my Tech and General. My goal was to =
> bypass Tech completely and get right to General. I ended up accidentally =
> passing my 20 WPM code test. Then, they accidentally gave me Tech and =
> General in the wrong order, which allowed me to fail both of them by one =
> question each. So, I was a 20 WPM Novice for a month, then I went back =
> and passed both Tech and General, this time in the correct order.
>
> Took me two years to get to Advanced, but I passed it. And the 20 WPM =
> test again. The Advanced really was hard. Two more years to get to =
> Extra, and the 20 WPM test for the third time. Ah, good times.=20
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Feb 17, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Angelo Sonnesso wrote:
>
>> The first time I took my general class test I took it in Braille only =
> to=20
>> find they lost the key, so I had to go back 30 days later.
>>=20
>> Angelo Sonnesso N2DYN
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 8:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: novices
>>=20
>>=20
>>> 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,
>>>>=20
>>>> 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=20
>>>> same
>>>> as for the General. To receive the Extra, you needed to pass a code =
> test=20
>>>> of
>>>> 20 words per minute and a written exam.
>>>>=20
>>>> Howard #3
>>>>=20
>>>> ----- 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
>>>>=20
>>>>=20
>>>>> Back in the day, when Men were Men, and we walked five miles to
>>>>> and=20=
>
>>>>> 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=20
>>>>> 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=20=
>
>>>>> given
>>>>> by
>>>>> a ham with a higher lisence. Technician and general had the same=20=
>
>>>>> theory
>>>>> test, but the code requirement was 5 for the tech and 13 wpm for =
> the
>>>>> general.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> That is what it was.=20
>
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