[AMRadio] Extra Class downgraded to advanced

Rick Poole wa1rkt at arrl.net
Thu Nov 17 09:08:08 EST 2011


At 08:21 AM 11/17/2011, KF4MGH_Tim wrote:

 >>>>>
>I have a question......What happened to the advanced operators when they
>dropped it?
>Did the get the General portion of the band? or were they grated extra?
<<<<<

The Advanced class licensees kept their licenses as Advanced, and 
renewed them that way; the FCC just wasn't issuing any new 
ones.  After "incentive licensing" in 1968, the Advanced class 
enjoyed a level of privileges somewhere between General and Extra.

Rick WA1RKT



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