"N2EY" wrote

Even further back (70 years) the old Class A required a year's
experience.

Everything old is new again.

Even further back (in 1919) the old Amateur First Grade was required to pass
a 10WPM test in Continental Morse

Even even further back (in 1913) the old Amateur First Grade was required to
pass a 5WPM test in Continental Morse

Even even even further back (in 1912) the old Amateur First Grade "must be
able to transmit and receive in Continental Morse, but no speed rate will be
prescribed." (Presumably 1 word per fortnight was sufficient.)

Everything old is new again.

Sunuvagun!

de Hans, K0HB