[Elecraft] Activity in ancient 15-meter novice band (21.1 MHz)

[Mike Morrow]

> Yes, 15M was also my favorite band as a Novice.

Mine too...and it still is.  I would never buy a multi-band HF ham rig that
did not include 15m (sorry, KX1!).

> Yes, there are still Novice class licensees. The FCC does not issue new
> Novice (or Advanced) class licenses, but they can still be (and often are)
> renewed.

That would date them as having licensed as Novice somewhere between 1976 and
2000.  In 1978 the two-year **non-renewable Novice** license changed to
five-year renewable, and in 2000 the FCC stopped issuing new Novice licenses.

I got caught in the Novice "can't renew it" trap and got a Tech license by mail
exam just to keep my call, until I could get to a big city federal building for
its semi-annual FCC ham exams for something better.  Techs had no HF privileges!

Mike / KK5F