wrote

If current Novice or Advanced license holders
don't RETEST, they go bye-bye, get defunct, disappear
from that great database.

That's simply UNTRUE!

Again you display your half-vast ability to understand the FCC rules.

Current Novice and current Advanced license holders can renew at their current
class until they no longer take nourishment and assume room temperature. No
RETEST required.

Don't you just hate it when facts spoil your ill-researched rants?

dit dit
de Hans, K0HB

wrote


All USA radio amateurs in their grace period are in limbo and
don't count for anything.


That's absolutely correct, insofar as it refers to the Amateur Radio census.

dit dit
de Hans, K0HB

wrote:
From: on Jun 1, 9:15 pm

Note that these totals do not include licenses that
have expired but are in the grace period. They also
do not include club, military, RACES or other
station-only licenses

That's simply untrue, . Military "calls" are
assigned by the MILITARY. FCC has NO legal jurisdiction
over USA military OR government radio.

Nice try at an end run, Lennie. "Military" club stations ARE
administered by the FCC.

The only callsigns issued by any of the Armed Forces for US
Amateurs are those issued by the Air Force for American's subject to
the US-Japan SOFA who are IN Japan. ie: KA6CM (gee...where have we
heard THAT before...???)

Nota Bene: The total licenses for the no-code-test
Technician Class, 293,613, do NOT include the "Tech Plus"
total licenses of 56,161. [let's stop this foolish
"lumping-together" by rather obvious PCTAs in trying to
embelish the sanctity and nobility of morsemanship]

The FCC ONLY issues the "Technician" class of license...Has for
several years now. Also, taking those "Tech Plus" folks out of your
"Technician" column only dilutes YOUR arguments, Lennie.

It's impossible to tell who held "code tested" Technicians and
who doesn't unless you go to the database and search for "previous
class" and find those who DID hold the "Tech Plus" license. Those
folks have been ABSOLUTELY code tested.

However current FCC practice (you remember them, Lennie..?!?! The
UNlicnesed guys and gals who make the rules...!?!?!) is to allow ANY
Tech who has passed Element 1 and holds a CSCE as evidence of same to
exercise "Tech Plus" privileges without further administrative action.

ALL license classes in the Technician (no-code-test),
General, and Amateur Extra classes have the SAME grace
period. If current Novice or Advanced license holders
don't RETEST, they go bye-bye, get defunct, disappear
from that great database.

Getting a headache, Lennie?

You should.

That's from the rolling pin smacking your pointed little head for
making yet another STUPID and absolutely untrue assertion about AMATEUR
RADIO POLICY.

We now return you to the regularly scheduled PCTA
rationalization party in progress...

Only after the "Lennie Anderson Self Appreciation and
Glorification" show is over...when ever THAT may be...

LenIreallyDon'tKnowJackAboutAmateurRadioSoIlieAnde

Steve, K4YZ

"K4YZ" wrote


The only callsigns issued by any of the Armed Forces for US
Amateurs are those issued by the Air Force for American's subject to
the US-Japan SOFA who are IN Japan.


Not true. US Amateurs in Japan are no longer assigned "KA#xx" callsigns. They
get their licenses from the Japanese government now (with callsigns in the
"foreigners" block "8J#xxx" IIRC).

However, the US Navy does issue callsigns to amateurs at Antarctic Bases (ie,
KC4AAA, KC4AAC) and Guantanamo Bay (ie, KG4ML, KG4OX).

dit dit
de Hans, K0HB

K=D8HB wrote:
"K4YZ" wrote


The only callsigns issued by any of the Armed Forces for US
Amateurs are those issued by the Air Force for American's subject to
the US-Japan SOFA who are IN Japan.


Not true. US Amateurs in Japan are no longer assigned "KA#xx" callsigns.=
They
get their licenses from the Japanese government now (with callsigns in the
"foreigners" block "8J#xxx" IIRC).

However, the US Navy does issue callsigns to amateurs at Antarctic Bases =
(ie,
KC4AAA, KC4AAC) and Guantanamo Bay (ie, KG4ML, KG4OX).

I forgot about Gitmo and Antarctica...You're completely correct.

Steve, K4YZ

K4YZ wrote:
K=D8HB wrote:

However, the US Navy does issue callsigns to amateurs at Antarctic Base=
s (ie,
KC4AAA, KC4AAC) and Guantanamo Bay (ie, KG4ML, KG4OX).

I forgot about Gitmo and Antarctica...You're completely correct.

And let's not forget the KC4USA thru USZ series...

Steve, K4YZ

From: "K0HB" on Mon 6 Jun 2005 20:09


wrote

All USA radio amateurs in their grace period are in limbo and
don't count for anything.

That's absolutely correct, insofar as it refers to the Amateur Radio census.

Sorry, "I am simply mistaken."

Thus it has been written by the morsemen through which amateur
radio is truly represented in their service to the nation and
any statment, utterance, phrase by those not acquainted with
morse code cannot ever possibly be true.





Remember, Ahab, the white whale may surface any moment! Keep
those harpoons all shiny and sharp! [watch out for Queegquegg,
he is looking for those strawberries...keep your caine handy]

"K4YZ" wrote in message
oups.com...


K4YZ wrote:
KØHB wrote:

However, the US Navy does issue callsigns to amateurs at Antarctic Bases
(ie,
KC4AAA, KC4AAC) and Guantanamo Bay (ie, KG4ML, KG4OX).

I forgot about Gitmo and Antarctica...You're completely correct.

And let's not forget the KC4USA thru USZ series...


Who "forgot" it? That's part of the Antarctic Bases block administered by USN.

dit dit
de Hans, K0HB

From: "K4YZ" on Jun 7, 5:22 am


Getting a headache, Lennie?

You should.

That's from the rolling pin smacking your pointed little head for
making yet another STUPID and absolutely untrue assertion about AMATEUR
RADIO POLICY.


Only after the "Lennie Anderson Self Appreciation and
Glorification" show is over...when ever THAT may be...



...the sun sets on the Tomb of the Unknown Solder as a solitary
figure in a patch-adorned flight suit slowly paces out his lonely
path of anger, J-38 in one hand, bayonetted USMC soldering iron
in the other. Pre-recorded marine marches softly fill the air,
interspersed with dits and dahs of a few PCTA morsebirds not yet
extinct. The Tomb of the Unknown Solder is a lonely place, deep
in the valley of neuroses, anger, and frustration. The single
sentinel counts cadennce to himself, muttering "flux you, flux
you" between the slow steps. His fists are clenched, eager to do
bottle but only sipping a cup of unkindness. It is sad but the
sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Solder keeps going. He does
not know why and that is the tragedy. The sun slowly sets on the
Tomb of the Unknown Solder leaving only the red light of fire in
the eyes of the muttering sentinel. Those glow in the dark like
LED pilot lights. Hatred lives on in his twilight of despair.

Temper fry.

wrote:
From: "K4YZ" on Jun 7, 5:22 am


Getting a headache, Lennie?

You should.

That's from the rolling pin smacking your pointed little head for
making yet another STUPID and absolutely untrue assertion about AMATEUR
RADIO POLICY.

Only after the "Lennie Anderson Self Appreciation and
Glorification" show is over...when ever THAT may be...

...the sun sets on the Tomb of the Unknown Solder...(SNIP)

You want to make good-and-sure that EVERYONE knows what a stain
you are on Veterans everywhere, don't you, Lennie.

Lennie Anderson...ex-Army radio mechaninc, and defiler of the
sacrifices of his "fellow" Veterans.

A scumbag.

Steve, K4YZ