On 11/6/2015 2:24 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 18:31:43 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>

>
>>> The Extra class license is (or at least "used to be" - I took my exams
>>> 20 + years ago now, and that was only the technician level exam) more
>>> difficult than some of the commercial license exams.  At least, that's
>>> what I was told by someone who had both a commercial license and an
>>> extra class license. :)
>>>
>> I should hope so. Was it military training? I've worked with a couple of
>> exRN "Sparkers" and "bunting tossers". There would be a lot of drink
>> involved, I would guess.
>
Forgotten Smiley --- :-) ^


> He has some military training, yeah - navy, IIRC.  But also had been
> involved in other commercial radio ventures as well over the years.
>

He would know then. :-)

I didn't actually mean to ask about his drinking habits. :-(
It was one of those social things.


>> Obviously I'm not up to date. I imagine "Attics, cardigans and a tuned
>> loop antenna".
>
> Hehehehe, yeah, I didn't even realise that I'd been promoted to "full
> technician" in 2007.  Only found out a couple years ago when I was
> looking at updating my address for my license.  Which reminds me, I need
> to update my address (I haven't been active in a few years).
>

Good luck. Tony Handcock put me off bring a Radio Ham. ;-)



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Regards
     Stephen

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