When the FCC computerized they did not copy the old paper records to the computer. They put them all in a warehouse. I sent a request to find my original 1957 ticket. They told me it would take 3 months to find it and the wanted to charge me a bunch of money to search the records. They found the ticket I had in 1967 by looking in an old CallBook! LOL!
In the mis 70's I worked on a system for the Army and Air Force to copy all the old paper records to microfilm. That's as close as the became to being computerized. Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Isbell, W5JAI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Old-Timer AMers? > I am curious about something in the record keeping of the FAA. I > started out in 1958 or maybe 59 as WA6LGT then changed my call to > WA5HLE sometime around 1960-61 when I moved to Texas, at that time it > was required that you change your call if you moved. Then a few years > ago to W5JAI when I became Extra but the records do not show the > WA6LGT portion of my ham career. Maybe it was because I was in the > military in Alaska when I got the license??? > > On Nov 22, 2007 10:24 AM, Donald Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, at 68 and active since 1948. Looking forward to the next 30. AM Rocks. > > > > Healthfully yours, > > Don W4BWS > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "D. Chester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:53 AM > > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Old-Timer AMers? > > > > > > > > > > > I definitely fit the profile the guy mentioned. 65, next birthday, and > > > > 50 years with a license and really enjoy giving guys like him hell. > > > > > > > > Get the Viking going stock then modify if you need to. > > > > > > > > Congratulations Steve you have made it to the cellar where I live. > > > > > > > > Jim/W5JO > > > > > > Same here. I turned 65 my last, and I am now in my 49th year as a > > licensed > > > amateur. I hope neither one of us will fall into that "couple of years" > > > category, though. > > > > > > Ashtabula Bill got a chuckle about a decade ago when I told him about a > > > couple of slopbuckets I overheard in conversation and one of them remarked > > > "Ashtabula Bill hasn't died yet?". Looks like they are still having a > > long > > > wait. When I work Bill, we still sometimes get a laugh out of that one. > > > :-) > > > > > > 73, > > > > > > Don k4kyv > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > > AMRadio mailing list > > > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AMRadio mailing list > > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > > > -- > Jim Isbell > "If you are not living on the edge, well then, > you are just taking up too much space." > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
