A google search brought up a number of websites with a history of ham
licensing. They all say exactly what I said. From Wikipedia:
"In the 1950s and 1960s, Novice, Technician and Conditional exams were
given by licensees acting as volunteer examiners."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio_licensing_in_the_United_States
Volunteer examiners does not mean Volunteer Examiners (VE) as we've
known them since 1984. VE organizations are officially recognized by the
FCC. Before that, they were hams who volunteered to whoever asked to
administer the test, sign it, and mail it to the FCC. They were not part
of any officially recognized program as VE's are. They were just Joe Ham
whose friend, acquaintance or stranger asked them to give them the test.
The applicant sent away to the FCC for the test and gave it to Joe Ham
in a sealed envelope. I did the deed many times at K2USA when I was
stationed there in the 60's. I was just a guy with a General Class
license who volunteered to give them a code test and proctor a written test.
Eric KE6US
ex-K1DCK, WA6YCF, WB2PVW
On 4/29/2020 2:14 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
I'm pretty sure it was in the early 80's.
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
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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