David Eduardo wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
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There was no test at all. Never took a driver's test, either. A properly
processed application for either required no test.

You have stated this several times and it does not pass the smell test.
Why would any country issue a license to broadcast or transmit without a
proficiency test. The same goes for driving.

You don't get it, do you?

You certainly don't.

The alternative to taking a driving test was to
make a gift of money to the appropriate person.

Hogwash.

It was SOP to put a S/.50
bill inside the license "brevet" which would be extracted as "fine payment"
if stopped; the alternative would be to have one's car impounded.

As to ham licenses, believe it or not, but some countries think that ham
operation is just like CB operation. The license is given to whoever wants
one.

You have never had an amateur license in any country, fairy.