On Sep 8, 3:10 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"dxAce" wrote in message

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David Eduardo wrote:

That was a renewal. The original was issued in DC at the old M Street FCC
location in '69 or '70.

Prove it... not what you stated previously. I'll look it up if you desire,
prancer.

Prove what? A renewal means I had the licence prior to the renewal. The
renewal was issued in '74 at San Juan, meaning the prior one was issued in
1969.







What I am saying is that most anyone who wanted a ham license could
ask
for
one and get it. There is no testing, just some fees and a "fee" for
processing. The limiting factor in Ecuador was that the average annual
income per household then was less than $1000 a year, and imported
ham
gear
could easily cost $2 thousand or more. Any "luxury" item had as much
as
200%
of the CIF value plus foreign exchange charges, etc. Not many people
could
become hams there.

You're full of ****!

Ok, you tell me how many people in Ecuador could afford to be hams?

Not you!

If I could buy 10 kw AM transmitters or run an FM with no spots for a year,
I could buy a Heathkit.



And anyone in Ecuador who wanted to get out of any requirement could,
easily, with the right donation. That includes tests, which I do not
recall
anyone ever even mentioning to me.

You don't recall anything that might be pertinent.

You apply your "Ugly American" standard to other nations. The economy, the
culture, the language... nothing is the same or comparable.- Hide quoted text -

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That's right. 3 isn't even prime in South America.