A novice license can also operate on 23cm. Kind of
wish I could downgrade to a novice, at least people
would then know I passed a CW test.
73s John AA5JG
--- John D'Ausilio <jdausilio@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just looked at your FRN record .. I suspect you
> might have made a
> boo-boo when you made your last renewal application.
> It appears that
> they granted your "request" to change your operator
> class from G to N!
> A call to Gettysburg and some more paperwork will
> probably get it all
> fixed up ..
>
> de w1rt/john
>
> On Feb 16, 2008 10:59 AM, <specrisk@aol.com> wrote:
> > To the list:
> > In 2009, God willing I will celebrate my 50th
> aniversary as a ham having been continuously
> licensed? beginning in 1959 as a Novice - WV2JHR,
> and in 1960 as a General Class Amateur License?
> WA2JHR which I have held uninterrupted. I held full
> amateur privileges until the FCC implemented
> incentive licensing and removed some HF frequencies
> to motivate hams to increase their CW speed and
> upgrade their technical knowledge. I never saw much
> point in getting my Extra since my interest is
> really only VHF and up and my General Class Ticket
> is adequate. A few years back I applied under the
> Vanity Licensing to drop the A from my call and
> change the (2 ) to a (1) to reflect my location in
> the first call area.? My call became W1JHR. My
> license renews this year in April and I sent in my
> Vanity renewal in January. The FCC has only granted
> me Novice privileges on renewal. I was quite
> surprised to find this out and I was wondering if
> anyone else has had this happen to them? I didn't
> even thi
> nk
> > that Novice licenses even exist anymore but now
> I are one. I had planned to rove in the June VHF
> Contest but now all I have available is 222 MHz with
> 25 watts. Novice privileges are actually better on
> HF than on VHF/UHF/SHF as no other bands are
> available. I was previously QRV thru 24 GHz but I
> guess I be a single bander now so look for me on
> 222. This is kind of heavy handed "incentive"
> licensing and I guess I understand how those "blue
> haired" ladies feel when they downgrade their
> driver's licenses to "Daytime only." I guess I have
> to find a VEC in the area if I really want back on
> VHF. Don't let this happen to you!
> > George, W1JHR
> > Novice Class again after 49 years.
> >
> >
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