> Yes, 15M was also my favorite band as a Novice. Mine too...and it still is. I would never buy a multi-band HF ham rig that did not include 15m (sorry, KX1!).
> Yes, there are still Novice class licensees. The FCC does not issue new > Novice (or Advanced) class licenses, but they can still be (and often are) > renewed. That would date them as having licensed as Novice somewhere between 1976 and 2000. In 1978 the two-year **non-renewable Novice** license changed to five-year renewable, and in 2000 the FCC stopped issuing new Novice licenses. I got caught in the Novice "can't renew it" trap and got a Tech license by mail exam just to keep my call, until I could get to a big city federal building for its semi-annual FCC ham exams for something better. Techs had no HF privileges! Mike / KK5F ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
