John Ferrell wrote:
I have lost track of the year I received my Ham License. I have known
for a long time that I no longer had the info but it seemed a
non-issue until last night. I heard quite a few stations on 20M in the
Sweep Stakes Contest. I usually make a few contacts just for fun when
I encounter a contest. I was unable join in last night because one of
the information bites required was the year of license. I suspect the
FCC and the ARRL no longer have the data. I am disinclined to
intentionally lie. The best I can do is make a guess of 1960.

Does anyone have access to call books around that time? It was a long
time before I could afford a call book...

BTW, I received my W8 call when others were getting K8's.

I'm in the same boat, I've lost track of when I got my Novice ticket,
it was "around" 1953. Or maybe it was 1954 . . or was it 1955? Does it
really matter?? No. Next time pick a date out of your hat and enjoy the
contest.

John Ferrell W8CCW

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