There was a time when getting an extra class license in the
USA required first having years of experience as an Amateur
Radio licensee, then passing tests significantly harder than
the those for the other exams, both theory and code.
Two years licensed as a General or Advanced when I sat for the Extra
with the FCC traveling road show in the UP of MI. And if you only had
your General, you had to pass the Advanced before you could try the
Extra.
The "Extra" was something one expected only those who had
done a lot of self-study and work, or someone who had a good
technical school education would try for.
Or the guys that were grandfathered in because they had 25 years of
uninterrupted experience and had held the old Class A license. But
yes, Extras were looked up to back then and that was the reason I
started studying for mine as soon as I passed my Novice.
Times change...
That they do...
--
73 de Thomas M. Beaudry K8LA / YS1ZTM
ARS # 1566 ARRL Life member
FPQRP # 1005
NAQCC # 0223 K2 # 3422
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