[rescue] AS/400? Anyone?

Bill Bradford mrbill at mrbill.net
Mon Jan 21 11:17:30 CST 2008


On Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 11:11:25AM -0600, Jonathan Guthrie wrote:
> If it's what I'm thinking of, (business card size piece of paper with
> nothing but your name and signature on it) that's not any kind of
> license, that's a permit.  

Well as far as I remember it *said* "license" but yeah, it's basically 
just a permit.

> I got one of those when I became a transmitter operator in college in
> 1984.  It's also one of the three pieces of paper (well, one's a plastic
> card, now) that constitute a "pilot's license".

Exactly.  All I had to do to get it was fill out paperwork and send them
$15 or something.    

> ...and it doesn't expire.  It's only purpose for existing is to be
> revoked if you do something the FCC really doesn't like.

Interesting.  I wonder if I can get them to re-issue a duplicate.  Would
be neat to have it again to stick on the wall of the ham "shack".

Bill

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Bill Bradford 
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