Amateur extra classes

All the videos All videos have been updated to the 11th Edition of the license manual. A ham with a General class or higher license administered the exam. Click here to read a selection of the numerous comments I get. Additionally, an expired or unexpired Novice class license could be used as credit toward the 5 WPM Morse code examination when upgrading. With the rule simplification, all pre Technician operators were now qualified to become General class operators, having already passed both the theory and code exams now required for the higher class. You want the 11th Edition. For instance, a newly licensed Technician from New England would receive a call sign of the form KC1xxx.

From February 17, onwards, the FCC stopped routinely sending paper copies of licenses to licensees [3] the official license being the FCC's electronic record. In , a special license endorsement for "unlimited radiotelephone privileges" became available in return for passing an examination on radiotelephone subjects. Incentive licensing was not without controversy; a number of General class operators, unhappy at having their privileges reduced, dropped out of the hobby rather than upgrade. After incentive licensing, a large number of amateurs attained Advanced and Amateur Extra Class licenses. There were 9 original call districts within the 48 contiguous states, also known as radio inspection districts.