Hello Steve,

SAL Oops, it has been pointed out to me that TECH class
does not have access to HF. I forgot about the "new"
Tech license, being no-code and thus not having HF
priviledges.

If a "new Tech" passes the code test, does he or she get
Tech Plus priviliges, or are those solely for people who
earned that license when it was current?

- Andy, KB9YLW

In article et,
Andy Ball wrote:

If a "new Tech" passes the code test, does he or she get
Tech Plus priviliges, or are those solely for people who
earned that license when it was current?

The former, as I read the book.

Those who passed the Technician license prior to 3/21/1987, and thus
passed the Element 1A (5 WPM) code test, have Novice-equivalent HF
privileges as part of their Technician license.

Newer Technicians, who pass the Element 1 95 WPM) code test and are
given a CSCE as proof of passing, but who have not passed Element 3
(General written exam), have Novice-equivalent HF privileges
indefinitely. They should retain the CSCE as proof of this since the
FCC doesn't keep track of which Techs have code credit. The CSCE is
valid as credit towards the General license for only one year.

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In article et, Andy
Ball wrote:

If a "new Tech" passes the code test, does he or she get
Tech Plus priviliges, or are those solely for people who
earned that license when it was current?

Andy-

It doesn't work that way now. However you can probably pass the General
Class test with only a little more effort than for the Technician test.
Many years ago they were the same test except for code speed. Check out
the practice tests at http://www.qrz.com.

You may be interested to know that the FCC has issued a proposal to
eliminate code from all Ham tests. It will take a while before all the
comments have been submitted and resolved. If you want the HF license now
without waiting, you'll need to pass the code test.

73, Fred, K4DII