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>They're authorized to give the exam for commercial radiotelegraph operator. This gets you a real, but not very useful license. This brings back memories. I w
by mrbill 10y ago
>They're authorized to give the exam for commercial radiotelegraph operator. This gets you a real, but not very useful license.
This brings back memories. I was a board op (and then later on, full DJ) at a 100kW country radio station in my small Oklahoma hometown from 1990-1993. Before I could start, I had to fill out paperwork and send it to the FCC with $35, and get my "Restricted Radiotelephone Operator's License". All of the people that worked on-air at the station had theirs pinned up on a corkboard in the back of the control room.
From what I read, the FCC stopped requiring these in 1995 or so. Apparently they are/were for life; I should see if I can dig up the records online and request a re-print!
- budman1963 10y ago1978, I worked for a small town AM/FM in western colorado. At that time you had to have a "Third Class Radiotelephone License with Broadcast Endorsement". This was a test that had to be taken at an FCC field office. If you had a license, you could get a job. Even if you were 15 years old.