Roger Long wrote:
I just remembered that I have to get an operator's and station license if I
want to use my VHF in Canada. I believe that having US licenses covers me.
If I'm wrong about that, please let me know.

As I started on the downloaded applications, I remembered that I got the no
test, free with a box top, license back in 1980 and it was supposed to be
good for a lifetime. I'm still alive but the little piece of cardboard
disappeared about 20 years ago. Should I apply for another one or try to
get the FCC to resurect the record? It's kind of hard to believe that a
government that would keep Teddy Kennedy of an airplane flight because
someone of a similar name appeared on the terrorist no-fly list (Yes, it
really happened.) could still know that I had a license in 1980, let alone
that I'm the same Roger Long. I would think my failure to notify them of my
numerous changes in addresses over the year might have rendered the license
invalid anyway.

Advice from anyone who has wondered the maze of FCC proces would be
appreciated. Any idea on turn around time for these applications?

--
Roger Long


Roger,
I still have a tattered, faded RT license that I got in Alaska in 1961.
I tried to get a replacement from the FCC and they said that it was to
old to show in their database (guess they didn't put records from the
30's to the 70's in the DB) and to apply for a new one. Maybe they just
wanted the $50.
krj