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Subject: Re: Wannbe HAM Date: Sat Sep 17 2016 07:59 am
From: JIMMY ANDERSON To: TONY LANGDON

-=> Tony Langdon wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

 -=> JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to JOE DELAHAYE <=-

 JA> I remember having a license, but I thought it was voluntary. The whole
 JA> point of "citizen's band" was it was open for citizens to use - no
 JA> license needed.

 TL> Licences were compulsory in Australia, but it was a simple matter of
 TL> filling in the paperwork and paying the fee.  No other qualifications
 TL> or documentation needed.  That was the "Citizens" part of "Citizens
 TL> Band" - anyone could get a licence by simply paying the fee.

Now that part is the same - people that did get a license just paid the
fee here and it was done. No test, etc.

 JA> I *THINK* we were WKY-409, but I woudn't swear to it...

 TL> My official CB callsign was VGE610. :)

 JA> Just did a google - apparently there are other people that would like
 JA> to know their old CB license. :-)

 TL> I still remember mine (see above). :)

My wife remembers her dad's too, back in the day.


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