It was only one year Ron. And that was before incentive licensing and the Extra Class did not allow any additional privileges over a General Class license
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ --- On Tue, 3/10/09, Ron D'Eau Claire <r...@cobi.biz> wrote: > From: Ron D'Eau Claire <r...@cobi.biz> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Whaddayaknow... passed the Extra > To: "'Dale Putnam'" <daleput...@hotmail.com>, d...@w3fpr.com, > jwi...@alaska.net > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 7:54 PM > Time was one could not even apply for an Extra class license > until they had > several years of on-air experience. > > That's one requirement I'm sorry they dropped. > > Ron AC7AC > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dale > Putnam > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:11 PM > To: d...@w3fpr.com; jwi...@alaska.net > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Whaddayaknow... passed the Extra > > > Hi Jim and Don, > > You hit it on the head Don, and if I may, add a bit... > > Because the Extra test isn't as techie as it was, it > isn't held in as high > esteem as it has. In some circles, the Extra license would > hold much more, > than the Commercial First would, in years gone by. I would > find an Extra in > the job app stack, and with a couple questions, be able to > discern if it > were a memo license, or the real deal... .. understand > this was "then"... > and even now the license on the resume will still retain > enough interest to > inspire a question or two from the interviewer, and the > more time in the > interview.... > > thanks, > > > > --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows LiveT Groups: Create an online spot for your > favorite groups to > meet. > http://windowslive.com/online/groups?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_groups_032009 > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
