The Novice Class license eventually became renewable and there are still a few
Novice Class licensees remaining today. However, no new Novice Class licenses
are being issued. It is the same with Advanced Class licenses in that they are
renewable today but no new Advanced Class licenses are being issued.
The old Conditional Class license, which is what the old Class "C" license
became, was combined with General Class in the late 1970s or early 1980s.
Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.net
From: Jim W7RY <jimw7ry@gmail.com>
To: amps@contesting.com; Roger (K8RI) <k8ri@rogerhalstead.com>
Sent: Monday, January 2, 2017 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] FCC Denies Expert Linears' Request for Waiver of 15 dB
Rule; Long off topic reply
Novice was, as it is now an introductory and non renewable license
Technician was for VHF and above for those primarily communications.
General, was a step up in speed and electronics theory and circuits.
Advanced was another step up, primarily in theory and circuits
Extra was the top of the line in both CW speed, specialized
communications techniques, and circuit design.
I may have left a few out, but that's the way it was in the 60s, 70s,
and 80s
Indeed... the Advanced Class. A bit more frequency privilege than the
General Class, but the same code speed as General, 13 WPM, but a more
difficult written exam. I was an Advanced Class for many years! Until my
friend Jay, WS7I talked me into taking the Amateur Extra Exam and 20 WPM
code test... Which I passed on the first try.
The Advanced Class had most of the phone spectrum that the Extra did, except
for 75 meters and of course the bottom 25 KHz of the CW band.
Thanks for the memories.
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