02-28-14 11:25 Roy Witt wrote to Ed Vance about Resurrected   
      
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    RW>  Brer Ed Vance wrote to Brer Al Kaiser about Re: Resurrected:   
      
    EV> 02-26-14 23:59 Al Kaiser wrote to Scott Brown about Re: Resurrected   
      
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    AK>> Scott Brown wrote to Andy Ball Subject: Re: Resurrected   
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    RW> My 2nd Elmer was a friend of a friend, who gave me the   
    RW> incentive to take the test for a Novice ticket, c1970 - WN6ABE   
    RW> was a one year license with no renewal available, per FCC rules   
    RW> at the time.   
      
   Brer Roy,   
      
   My Novice License had the same One Year rule.   
      
   In the late 1950's the FCC was going to come and give a exam session in   
   my locality (KY) a few weeks after the Dayton HamVention was held.   
      
   I took the Technician Test at Dayton to preserve my Call Sign, since   
   my code speed was around 10 WPM then, but I wasn't sure about passing   
   the Written Exam part but I was hopeing I'd pass it.   
      
   Then I took the Test for the General License when the FCC came to KY.   
   I passed the 13 WPM Code Test and wasn't real sure about how I did with   
   the Written part.   
      
   I did this because the Rules said it was OK to take a Exam for a   
   higher class license even though I had recently taken a Exam for a   
   lower class license.   
   There was a "waiting period" for taking the Same Test again, but not   
   for a Higher License Test.   
      
   Some weeks later a letter from the FCC arrived, with a WINDOW on it.   
      
   I've learned from taking the General test before that Failure Notices   
   come in a plain envelope that my Address was PRINTED ON instead of the   
   Address (on the New License) being seen through a Cellophane WINDOW.   
      
   In the letter was a Technician License.   
   I was depressed a bit but at least I had preserved my Call Sign for   
   IIRC 5 Years, and that license was renewable.  WHEW!!!!!!!!!!   
      
   A few more weeks passed and I was sitting in my front yard on a   
   Lawn Chair under a tree and the Mail Man called to me and said   
   that I had a letter from the FCC.   
      
   I asked him if it had a WINDOW, and he said YES.   
      
   When I got the letter in my hand I was trembling as I was opening it.   
      
   Inside the envelope along with the General License was a note from the   
   FCC that said that their records show I was issued another License and   
   that I HAD to return that License to them by Mail before the General   
   Class ticket was valid.   
      
   20 Minutes later I had the Technician ticket in an stamped envelope and   
   walked down the street to drop it in the mailbox on the corner.   
      
   The next thing I did was call several of my Ham Radio Buddies on the   
   telephone and tell them the Big LID was now a GENERAL!.   
      
   ... Blind people don't bungee jump; it scares the dog too much.   
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