That was a smart move, Glenn.
I have not dealt with the DOC/IC/Whatever they are called these days, in
a long time. The few times I did, they were always very helpful.
As a new arrival in Canada, I went to see them about getting my VE
licence. They somehow understood what I was talking about. My english is
bad today, imagine 25+ years ago.
To my surprise, a few minutes later, I found myself in a room with the
exam papers in front of me. I remember the examiner, he read the ARRL
handbook the entire duration of the exam.
I failed that first attempt at passing the exam 'cold turkey'. I had no
idea what the test covered, and had never read about the VE regulations.
Back then they had brochures/booklets with the material you needed to
study. I was given the applicable study material, and passed on my
second attempt.
Sorry for the the topic diversion, last word.
It's kind of scary when you become part of history. :^)
73 de Vince, VA3VF
On 2017-01-08 5:28 PM, Glenn Wyant wrote:
November 1993
A rumour is floating around that Industry Canada is considering
opening up the VA prefix block for amateurs.
I decided to send a letter of request to the Hamilton office.
The information indicated they would issue callsigns to match your
two initials. I did NOT want " GW ". so I mentioned that the remote chance
of anyone with an " X " initial would apply. I specifically
requested VA3DX.
One month later , on December 13, 1993 I received out of the
blue, my new call license in the mail.
As Paul Harvey would say " and thats the rest of the story ."
Glenn VA3DX 1993 VE3ICR ( 1976 )
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