"Cmd Buzz Corey" wrote in message
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bb wrote:



You're a bit early. The Novice was the entry level license at that
time. Technician was the consolation prize for passing the General
exam, but failing the 13wpm exam.

Which still granted one the Novice privilege. Someone earlier posted that
when the Novice upgraded he lost Novice priviledges. Not so.

Actually there was a time decades ago that it was so. There was a time that
people had to hold a separate Novice license and a separate Technician
license to participate in the privileges of both license levels. It was
before my (ham) time but I've read about it in some book or another on the
history of ham radio.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE