[Antennas] License ease(was random wire)

[Tom Horton]

At 14:06 25-01-03 -1000, Jim Reid wrote:
>So how,  maybe,  to re-establish the idea that the Extra Class
>represents the highest level of "expertise"?  Only thought I
>might suggest is to go back to an earlier requirement,  from
>the 50's and earlier I think:  you must hold the General
>license class ticket for some extended period of time before
>you are eligible to "sit" for the Extra exam.  What period of
>time?  Was a year at one time to hold Class B before you
>could take the Class A exam.  Perhaps a year as General
>would give a new,  active ham at least some appreciation
>for the technical and operational elements of amateur radio
>that might lead him/her on to Extra "expertise" level,  if
>that is felt to be a desired meaning for the Extra ticket.
Jim,
  I'm pretty sure it was a five year wait before you could really even 
think about it!
73, Tom K5IID
"E"  Sorter for the ARRL W5 QSL Bureau
Williamstown, WV