[AMRadio] FCC fee restart

[Rob Atkinson]

> I was trying to remember how long a ham ticket lasted back when I was first licensed in the 60's and how much it cost.  I know the Novice was one year but after I upgraded 6 months in, not sure how long that was supposed to be good for.  I do remember sending the FCC in Gettysburg my form 610 and a USPS money order obtained with hard earned kid work money, and was so excited I did not complain.  My Novice ticket is still hanging in what used to be my shack, but right now my grand daughter is sleeping in there and the last thing I want to do is wake her up looking at the frame hanging on the wall.  I would, but if she woke up, she would not go back to sleep until about 1AM.
>

Renewable licenses were good for 5 years.  Novice 1 year then later
they changed it to two years.  The fee to take the test which was
non-refundable was 8 bucks.  I'm pretty sure I remember that correctly
but who knows, that was what, almost 50 years ago for me.   So that 8
dollars was not a license fee, it was an _application_ fee.

Rob
K5UJ