Hmmmm....1971....I was 9 years old then, and my grandfather was beginning to Elmer me...too bad my father was such a douche that he wouldn't let him take me to the FCC office.
Hmmmm....1971....I was 9 years old then, and my grandfather was beginning to Elmer me...too bad my father was such a douche that he wouldn't let him take me to the FCC office.
Encrypt everything. Even if you have nothing to hide. It increases the noise floor.
I would have had a hard time taking an exam in 1971.Originally Posted by W7XF
"A night sky full of cries. Hearts filled with lies. The contract: is it worth the price?"
Me too. My high school transcripts prove that.
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All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Even if you fast forward to 1981 it would still be impossible. :D
"A night sky full of cries. Hearts filled with lies. The contract: is it worth the price?"
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By 1981 I had passed my 3rd, 2nd, and 1st Class Radiotelephone tests at the FCC office in Philly. This was 10 years before I ever took a ham test.
Passing the written ham tests was never an issue. That infernal beeping just made me want to puke.
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My mother would have been entering junior high school. xD That would have made my dad about 17. I suppose they could have taken the ham test at that time if they wanted.
"A night sky full of cries. Hearts filled with lies. The contract: is it worth the price?"
You could have had a General class, or above over 21 give you your code exam and proctor your FCC written exam. I did, in 1976. Upgraded to General at the Detroit field office by Mr. Cotton W8DX. He scared the crap out of me. He administered my first phone, and microwave endorsement several years later. I was calm that time. My buddies from the JVS high school communications electronics program smoked bong hits in the hotel room that morning, wake & bake!
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