On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 20:07:10 -0700, Keith
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:41:54 -0400, "Spamhater" wrote:

. you need a TECHNICIAN PLUS or higher
license to get on 10 meters

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A TECHNICIAN PLUS LICENSE IN THE FCC RULES OR
REGULATIONS. IF YOU GO TAKE A TECH TEST YOU ARE A TECH. IF YOU PASS A 5 WPM
TEST YOU ARE STILL A TECH.
Ignorance is bliss.

Then you must have a very blissful existence, Keith. Read on, and let
the facts rid you of your ignorance as I show you numerous references
to the Technician Plus license in the FCC rules. When you're done you
can check to verify that I haven't falsified any of this by going to
http://www.arrl.org/files/infoserv/rib/part97.txt and reading Part 97
for yourself - which you should have done in the first place so that
you had your facts straight BEFORE you opened your mouth to change
which foot was in it:

§97.5 Station license grant required.
snip
(2) A club station license grant. A club station license
grant may be held only by the person who is the license
trustee designated by an officer of the club. The trustee
must be a person who holds an Amateur Extra, Advanced,
General, Technician Plus, or Technician operator license
grant. The club must be composed of at least four persons
and must have a name, a document of organization,
management, and a primary purpose devoted to amateur service
activities consistent with this part.

§97.9 Operator license.
(a) The classes of amateur operator license grants a
Novice, Technician, Technician Plus (until such licenses
expire, a Technician Class license granted before February
14, 1991, is considered a Technician Plus Class license),
General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra. The person named in
the operator license grant is authorized to be the control
operator of an amateur station with the privileges
authorized to the operator class specified on the license
grant.
(b) The person named in an operator license grant of Novice,
Technician, Technician Plus, General or Advanced Class, who
has properly submitted to the administering VEs a FCC Form
605 document requesting examination for an operator license
grant of a higher class, and who holds a CSCE indicating
that the person has completed the necessary examinations
within the previous 365 days, is authorized to exercise the
rights and privileges of the higher operator class until
final disposition of the application or until 365 days
following the passing of the examination, whichever comes
first.

§97.17 Application for new license grant.
(a) Any qualified person is eligible to apply for a new
operator/primary station, club station or military
recreation station license grant. No new license grant will
be issued for a Novice, Technician Plus, or Advanced Class
operator/primary station or RACES station.
snip

§97.21 Application for a modified or renewed license.
snip
(3) May apply to the FCC for renewal of the license grant
for another term in accordance with §1.913 of this chapter.
Application for renewal of a Technician Plus Class
operator/primary station license will be processed as an
application for renewal of a Technician Class
operator/primary station license.

§97.119 Station identification.
snip
(f) When the control operator who is exercising the rights
and privileges authorized by §97.9(b) of this Part, an
indicator must be included after the call sign as follows:
(1) For a control operator who has requested a license
modification from Novice to Technician Class: KT;
(2) For a control operator who has requested a license
modification from Novice, Technician or Technician Plus
Class to General Class: AG;
(3) For a control operator who has requested a license
modification from Novice, Technician, Technician Plus,
General, or Advanced Class operator to Amateur Extra Class:
AE.

SUBPART C-SPECIAL OPERATIONS
§97.201 Auxiliary station.
(a) Any amateur station licensed to a holder of a
Technician, Technician Plus, General, Advanced or Amateur
Extra Class operator license may be an auxiliary station. A
holder of a Technician, Technician Plus, General, Advanced
or Amateur Extra Class operator license may be the control
operator of an auxiliary station, subject to the privileges
of the class of operator license held.

§97.203 Beacon station.
(a) Any amateur station licensed to a holder of a
Technician, Technician Plus, General, Advanced or Amateur
Extra Class operator license may be a beacon. A holder of a
Technician, Technician Plus, General, Advanced or Amateur
Extra Class operator license may be the control operator of
a beacon, subject to the privileges of the class of operator
license held.

SUBPART D-TECHNICAL STANDARDS
§97.301 Authorized frequency bands.
The following transmitting frequency bands are available to
an amateur station located within 50 km of the Earth's
surface, within the specified ITU Region, and outside any
area where the amateur service is regulated by any authority
other than the FCC.
(a) For a station having a control operator who has been
granted a Technician, Technician Plus, General, Advanced, or
Amateur Extra Class operator license or who holds a CEPT
radio-amateur license or IARP of any class:
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§97.505 Element credit.
(a) The administering VEs must give credit as specified
below to an examinee holding any of the following license
grants or license documents:
(1) An unexpired (or expired but within the grace period for
renewal) FCC-granted Advanced Class operator license grant:
Elements 1, 2, and 3.
(2) An unexpired (or expired but within the grace period for
renewal) FCC-granted General Class operator license grant:
Elements 1, 2, and 3.
(3) An unexpired (or expired but within the grace period for
renewal) FCC-granted Technician Plus Class operator
(including a Technician Class operator license granted
before February 14, 1991) license grant: Elements 1 and 2.

§97.507 Preparing an examination.
(a) Each telegraphy message and each written question set
administered to an examinee must be prepared by a VE holding
an Amateur Extra Class operator license. A telegraphy
message or written question set may also be prepared for the
following elements by a VE holding an operator license of
the class indicated:
(1) Element 3: Advanced Class operator.
(2) Elements 1 and 2: Advanced, General, or Technician
(including Technician Plus) Class operators.
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Go back to 11 meters, troll...and don't come back until you know what
you're talking about.

DE John, KC2HMZ