[TenTec] Commercial CW License

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

And it seems to me the requirement was for 6 months as an operator on a 
"passenger ship at sea."

Mike N4NT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj at storm.weather.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Commercial CW License


> On Sat, 2007-02-24 at 09:42 -0700, JAMES HANLON wrote:
>> This is a snip from this week's ARRL Letter that will be of interest to 
>> those considering a Commercial CW License.
>>
>> Jim, W8KGI
>>
>> FCC says no commercial credit for prior military, ham radio, experience:
>> The FCC has told a California radio amateur that it will not waive a
>> commercial license application rule on the basis of his Amateur Radio 
>> Morse
>> code qualifications. Last April, Robert E. Griffin, K6YR, of San Luis
>> Obispo, applied for an FCC First Class Radiotelegraph Operator's 
>> Certificate
>> -- known as a T1 license -- requesting a waiver of §13.201(b)(1)(iv). 
>> That
>> rule says T1 applicants must have a year's experience "sending and 
>> receiving
>> public correspondence by radiotelegraph at a public coast station, a ship
>> station, or both."
>
> Oh, that's simpler than it was 48 years ago when I got my 2nd and ship's
> radar endorsement. Then the experience had to be AT SEA under the
> command of a holder of the first. Coast station didn't count for that
> experience (likely a free to the ship apprentice ship). Though as I
> recall it only took 6 months, not a year.
>
> I suppose ships sparks today though they spend more time on a satellite
> circuit or fixing computers and VCRs than on HF still are required to
> have the first CW on US ships. Otherwise its nothing but exclusive wall
> paper. I passed my 2nd (and 1st phone) 48 years ago, but the CW license
> hasn't yet paid for its cost (and it was free other than trolley fare to
> the examination site and the day skipped from school).
> -- 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ,
> All content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer
>