Posted: 7/31/2017 2:09:05 PM EDT
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I plan on taking the extra exam this coming weekend. I seem to have run into a question that either has two correct answers or uses the incorrect answer. Maybe you can tell me why I'm wrong...
E1F12 (B) [97.201]
Who may be the control operator of an auxiliary station? A. Any licensed amateur operator B. Only Technician, General, Advanced or Amateur Extra Class operators C. Only General, Advanced or Amateur Extra Class operators D. Only Amateur Extra Class operators The correct answer is marked B. But it seems A would be the more correct answer since B lists all classes. Except that Advanced, as far as I know, was retired in the early 2000s. |
Being that they got their license when the novice class was still around (~17 years ago), I would hope they could pass the tech test with both arms behind their back, blindfolded, and standing on their head.  That said, I agree with them being required to take the upgrade test.
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Are there still some protesting the elimination of Morse testing by holding on to Novice and Advanced licenses? |
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And many keep their Advanced class ticket to prove that they know CW |
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Those who held the original Technician with 5 WPM CW could upgrade to General by simply applying for it after the CW requirement was abolished.
The original Tech consisted of the Novice CW test plus the General written exam and was later referred to as the "Technician Plus". |
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Those who held the original Technician with 5 WPM CW could upgrade to General by simply applying for it after the CW requirement was abolished. The original Tech consisted of the Novice CW test plus the General written exam and was later referred to as the "Technician Plus". Quoted:
Those who held the original Technician with 5 WPM CW could upgrade to General by simply applying for it after the CW requirement was abolished. The original Tech consisted of the Novice CW test plus the General written exam and was later referred to as the "Technician Plus". The early Technician license you refer to is prior to 3/21/1987. At that time there was a written test which applied to both Tech and General, the only difference being the 13wpm code vs 5wpm for Technician (and Novice). On that date in 1987, the written tests were split up into a VHF-centric test for Technician and an HF-centric test for General. It is correct that Technician licensees from prior to that date can get upgraded to General class without testing by FCC rule, which took effect when the Morse requirement for General was reduced to 5wpm in 2000 (and now eliminated entirely): http://www.arrl.org/exam-element-credit Pre-1987 Technician License "Grandfather" Element Credit-
FCC Rule 97.505(a) offers partial credit to pre-1987 Technician licenses. If an applicant held a "Technician" prior to 3/21/1987, and has proof, the FCC will afford credit for the General (Element 3) written exam only. The FCC does not require the applicant to have been continuously licensed. At VE exam sessions it is the applicant (not the VEs or coordinating VEC) who is responsible for supplying the evidence of holding valid grandfather credit. The section titled "Valid Forms of Exam Element Credit for Pre-1987 Technician Licenses" explains how to verify the Technician grandfather credit status of someone eligible for such credit under Section 97.505 of FCC Rules. |