WOW!!! You reminded me that next December I'll have been an Amateur for 60 years. Happy days when I was WN7QHD working eleven meters CW. 73 Kurt
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 05:57:21 -0700 > Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Happy 60th Anniversary Novice License > > Hi All: > > Sorry for being off topic but today is a special day in ham radio > history. Today is the 60th anniversary of the novice license. > This is the license most of us who were licensed before 1991 > started off with. Starting in 2000, no more new licenses were > issued; though holders could renew. July 1, 1951 is when its > started. That was a Sunday. The next day was when the first > novice exams were given, at FCC offices. It took about 3 weeks > for those licenses to arrive. At first the Novice sub-band on > 80M didn't have too many people on it. If you are interested in > reading more please read my column on Novice history in QCWA > Journal or to be part of the history share your novice story or > post your picture on the Novice Historical Society's website, > www.novicehistory.org. We are in the process of bringing our 3rd > generation website with 40 new/revised stories and photos on > line. > > 73, Cliff, AC6C > -- > MASH > [email protected] > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
