Poor choice of words on my part, Jim. "Volunteer hams" were NOT VE's .
They weren't recognized by or known to the FCC other than as ham
licensees. A prospective ham would find a local ham to volunteer to
administer the exam and sign some forms. I don't think it could be a
relative, but other than that it could be any General class ham off the
street. That action was taken in 1955. I took my Novice exam in 1957
with some random PFC ham my dad found in his Army unit. He might have
been his radio operator, but he was a General Class ham from civilian
life. I have no doubt many Novices were tested by their elmers in those
days.
What you're probably remembering is the institution of VE's in 1982.
While not employees of the FCC, of course, they are officially
recognized examiners by the FCC. Also remember, I'm only talking about
the Novice and Conditional exams. General class hams were still tested
by the FCC. For much of that period there were no Advanced or Extra
licenses issued at all, but until the VE program, they also were tested
by the FCC.
Eric KE6US
On 4/28/2020 9:27 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 4/28/2020 4:16 PM, EricJ wrote:
but some time in the mid-50s it was given over to volunteer hams.
My memory is that it was a LOT later than that. I'd guess late '70s to
early '80s.
73, Jim K9YC
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