In article , "Jim Hampton"
writes:

"N2EY" wrote in message
...

Those of us who took exams by mail were looking for the "thin envelope"
(all that was inside was the license) and dreading the "thick envelope"
(it had a letter telling you that you failed, plus retest instructions and a
Form 610).

73 de Jim, N2EY

Jim,

Back when I obtained my licenses, I had an interesting experience. I had
gone to Buffalo (FCC field office) for my 2nd phone during college in
1965-66. Then I obtained my extra and 2nd telegraph plus radar endorsement
(same office, different day). I then went for my 1st phone in the summer of
1966 (after the other trips).

DANG!

A few days later, I received a letter from
the Buffalo office! Man, was I worried. I opened it up and it began "Dear
Jim, it seems you left your red sweater. Shall we send it or will you call
for it?". The sweater had no identification. I had been in and out of that
office so many times that they knew me LOL.

HAW!! They knew you by first name!

I worked for WROC-TV that
summer under the 2nd and then the 1st class license and returned to WWHG in
Hornell, NY for a stint as chief engineer until I joined the Navy in early
1967. That little envelope gave me a fit until I opened it up LOL.

I can understand why! Back then *anything* from FCC got the pulse racing and
the BP up. Remember how the envelope had a warning about being for "official
use only"?

Still gives me a bit of goosebumps when my renewed license comes in the mail.

HEY - get THIS!

Just before writing this post, I opened up an innocent-looking letter - from
FCC! Took a second to realize it was from "First Choice Corporation", offering
me yet another mortgage refi deal......

73 es tnx for a great story de Jim, N2EY