Doug Dotson wrote:
$500? The GROL is free. Just a small fee to the testing center.

The point is that Larry was whining and moaning about how his "expired"
license was so much more a measure of his skills and qualities than the
GROL that he claims he keeps "hidden in a drawer ..." He also claims to
possess what he calls a "DB" license (GMDSS operator/maintainer to those
of us who have one) that the FCC doesn't give him credit for holding.
Maybe they don't know about his drawer.

He stated:

"Just like the Volunteer Examiner ham licenses, it wouldn't
surprise me if you could buy one for $500 under the table."

The object of my post was to expose what appears on the surface to be a
long running fraud on Larry's part regarding his license status and his
self asserted superiority above those holding what he describes as
lesser certificates. According to the FCC, Larry holds nothing more than
a ham license.

It is entirely possible that the FCC has somehow missed entering Larry's
licenses into its database, or Larry has changed his name or some other
strange set of circumstances, but yours are there, mine are there. The
only licenses missing seem to be Larry's.

It just seems odd after all Larry's talk about acting as radio guru and
engineer on his friend's sailboat and all his lecturing on the training,
skills, and licensing yachties need before using their radios. I just
can't imagine Larry breaking all those regulations he was always quoting.

Larry is strangely quiet on the issue.

Rick K7TUG