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June 7th 05, 10:22 AM

wrote:
From: on Jun 1, 9:15 pm

Note that these totals do not include licenses that
have expired but are in the grace period. They also
do not include club, military, RACES or other
station-only licenses

That's simply untrue, . Military "calls" are
assigned by the MILITARY. FCC has NO legal jurisdiction
over USA military OR government radio.

Nice try at an end run, Lennie. "Military" club stations ARE
administered by the FCC.

The only callsigns issued by any of the Armed Forces for US
Amateurs are those issued by the Air Force for American's subject to
the US-Japan SOFA who are IN Japan. ie: KA6CM (gee...where have we
heard THAT before...???)

Nota Bene: The total licenses for the no-code-test
Technician Class, 293,613, do NOT include the "Tech Plus"
total licenses of 56,161. [let's stop this foolish
"lumping-together" by rather obvious PCTAs in trying to
embelish the sanctity and nobility of morsemanship]

The FCC ONLY issues the "Technician" class of license...Has for
several years now. Also, taking those "Tech Plus" folks out of your
"Technician" column only dilutes YOUR arguments, Lennie.

It's impossible to tell who held "code tested" Technicians and
who doesn't unless you go to the database and search for "previous
class" and find those who DID hold the "Tech Plus" license. Those
folks have been ABSOLUTELY code tested.

However current FCC practice (you remember them, Lennie..?!?! The
UNlicnesed guys and gals who make the rules...!?!?!) is to allow ANY
Tech who has passed Element 1 and holds a CSCE as evidence of same to
exercise "Tech Plus" privileges without further administrative action.

ALL license classes in the Technician (no-code-test),
General, and Amateur Extra classes have the SAME grace
period. If current Novice or Advanced license holders
don't RETEST, they go bye-bye, get defunct, disappear
from that great database.

Getting a headache, Lennie?

You should.

That's from the rolling pin smacking your pointed little head for
making yet another STUPID and absolutely untrue assertion about AMATEUR
RADIO POLICY.

We now return you to the regularly scheduled PCTA
rationalization party in progress...

Only after the "Lennie Anderson Self Appreciation and
Glorification" show is over...when ever THAT may be...

LenIreallyDon'tKnowJackAboutAmateurRadioSoIlieAnde

Steve, K4YZ