KØHB wrote:
wrote

Heck, most people with computers don't write software,
they simply use
applications written by others.

"Heck, most hams don't build radios, they simply use
radios built by others."

Hardware vs. software, but right you are, Hans.

Of course some of us do build radios - and computers...

but in late 1962

TYPO!

1952

the FCC gave all ham operating priviliges to Generals and
above.

No they didn't.

Yes, it was 1952. Actually, the announcement of the change
was in December of 1952 but didn't go into effect until February of
1953.

Some privs (satelite stations, as at least one example) were
reserved for Amateur Extras into the 70's.

I checked my 1962 copy of the ARRL License Manual, which has a reprint
of the entire FCC section on regulations for the amateur service, plus
selected parts of the Communications Act. There's no mention of special
privileges for Advanceds or Extras at all.
No specific mention of satellite or repeaters, either.

The rules changed in 1967 with the first phase of incentive licensing,
so maybe somewhere in there the verbiage about satellites got put in.

But other than some isolated privs like that,
General, Conditional, Advanced,
and Extra all had very similar "full" privileges going back to the early 50's.

Yep. February 1953 to November 1968.

Disincentive licensing changed that in the late 60's.

November 22 1968 and again in 1969 - when Generals, Conditionals and
Advanceds lost access to parts of some bands.

I remember well - I'd just earned the Advanced in the summer of 1968,
had full privilges for a few weeks, and then they were gone.

73 de Jim, N2EY