[ARC5] Fw: Re: US Morse Exam History...Commercial versusamateur (OT)

[Geoff]

I took mine in the Boston FCC office in 67 or 68, whenever Incentive 
Licensing was to take effect about 3 months later. I had no intention of 
losing any operating privileges.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: <Arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Fw: Re: US Morse Exam History...Commercial versusamateur 
(OT)


On 22 Dec 2012 at 6:42, Mike Everette wrote:

> My Amateur Extra is "full boat" with
> the 20 wpm CW.

So is mine.

> I also held a second class commercial
> radiotelegraph

I did too.

> but unfortunately let
> it expire

So did I....but due to many other reasons than missing the date.

> After my first class
> radiotelephone became a down-graded "general"
> radiotelephone, through the FCC's infinite wisdumb,
> with a lifetime term,

At that point, I just said, "Why bother?" and let it lapse. I don't miss it 
in the
least. I DO miss my 2nd RadioTelegraph though.

> I never had an opportunity to use my telegraph ticket in
> actual service; but it was nice to say I'd gotten one.

Well, I had high hopes. If I had it, I could walk into KPH now and operate 
the
station which is still on the air today.

Rats! :-(

Apparently, however, the FCC still gives that exam. I might try for it again
some day.

Ken W7EKB
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