15 Feb
2000
15 Feb
'00
5:23 p.m.
Hello fellow hams and others,
Besides having a ham licence, I also had a First Class Radiotelephone, until
the FCC deregulated that as well back in 1985. Now it is just a General
Radiotelephone licence, which is required only in a handful of
circumstances. And then try to get one today!! The exam is given under a
similar structure as the ham licence VEC program, but not the same. And it
costs $100+ for an attempt.
It's too bad the FCC ran short of money and had to curtail a lot of its
activities. Now I just call then the Gettysburg Address.
Gary Hildebrand