[KYHAM] honorary license

[wa4qal@ix.netcom.com]

The ARRL does do over-the-air CW qualifying runs:

http://www.arrl.org/w1aw.html#w1awsked

     Underline one minute of the highest speed you copied,=20
     certify that your copy was made without aid, and send it=20
     to ARRL for grading. Please include your name, call sign=20
     (if any) and complete mailing address. Send a 9 =C3=97 12 inch=20
     self-addresssed, stamped envelope (SASE) for a certificate,=20
     or a business-size SASE for an endorsement.

While not legally valid for anything, they do show that you
have achived CW proficiency for bragging rights

Dave
WA4QAL

P.S. My best was a 20 words per minute qualifying run.

-----Original Message-----
From: Leonard B Burton <lbburt0@uky.edu>
Sent: Jan 23, 2004 10:48 AM
To: kyham@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [KYHAM] honorary license

Greetings,

I am a new General class license holder that would have gotten the old one =
if I would have been able to practice regularly.  Therefore, I don't think =
that I my opinion really matters as I waited until they dropped the 13 wpm =
so I may have done the same for the 5 wpm if dropping the code requirment w=
ould have been "soon".

I would like to see some VEC or other group administer the code exams and i=
ssue a ticket that says Old General or Old Extra or something.  Would this =
be something that current VECs would be able to do?  This way those of us w=
ho do like the code could feel some accomplishment.

73,

Leonard N9URK

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