Re: [Elecraft] OT: FCC Exams

2012-09-01 Thread G4DMP
You may well apologise, Chuck, but as this is a worldwide reflector about Elecraft products and assistance, information about American license qualifications is of little interest to the rest of us. Perhaps we should now start a thread on the history of the UK Radio Amateurs' Examination and

Re: [Elecraft] OT: FCC Exams

2012-09-01 Thread Buddy Brannan
On Sep 1, 2012, at 4:08 AM, G4DMP da...@g4dmp.fsnet.co.uk wrote: Perhaps we should now start a thread on the history of the UK Radio Amateurs' Examination and Morse Test? I think most definitely NOT. Why not? I think it'd be interesting myself. Actually, licensing/testing/callsign issuing

Re: [Elecraft] OT: FCC Exams

2012-09-01 Thread Jim Lowman
Actually, David, I'm interested in not only the UK exams, but also the callsign assignments; i.e. G vs. M vs. 2 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 9/1/2012 1:08 AM, G4DMP wrote: You may well apologise, Chuck, but as this is a worldwide reflector about Elecraft products and assistance, information about

Re: [Elecraft] OT: FCC Exams

2012-09-01 Thread David Pratt
Replied privately to cut down on off topic QRM In a recent message, Jim Lowman jmlow...@sbcglobal.net writes Actually, David, I'm interested in not only the UK exams, but also the callsign assignments; i.e. G vs. M vs. 2 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 9/1/2012 1:08 AM, G4DMP wrote: You may well

Re: [Elecraft] OT: FCC Exams

2012-09-01 Thread Buddy Brannan
I can answer that one, mostly, and only because I asked someone about it ages ago. Hard to believe that was at least 15 years ago. So, before Eric yells end the thread, as he will undoubtedly foo soon... Anyway, all the 1X2 G calls were issued pre-WW2, and then they started with the G2's, but

Re: [Elecraft] OT: FCC Exams

2012-09-01 Thread Adrian
He already did; [Elecraft] FCC exams Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft eric at elecraft.com Wed Aug 29 14:33:29 EDT 2012 Previous message: [Elecraft] FCC exams Next message: [Elecraft] K-1 4-bander suggestions? Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

Re: [Elecraft] OT: FCC Exams

2012-09-01 Thread Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft
Yes, I ended this thread several days ago. Let's let this topic rest. 73, Eric Elecraft List Moderator www.elecraft.com _..._ On Sep 1, 2012, at 1:02 PM, Adrian vk4...@bigpond.com wrote: He already did; [Elecraft] FCC exams Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft eric at elecraft.com Wed Aug