From: Monte Stark <ku7y@sage.dri.edu>
Not quite QRP, but is there anyone here that knows the post war history
of amateur licensing here in the USA? Classes, freq's and etc?
Thanks, cul,
73, Ron, SOWP 5545M,
..........KU7Y.....ARCI #8829.....Monte "Ron" Stark.....
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Ron,
Although I was Born in '42, I do have a 1943 & 1947 Handbook in my
Library. There is some mentioning of Licensing and Regulations
in Chapter 22 of the 1943 Handbook. Most of my other stuff is packed
up right now, so I am not sure if I have any other reference materials
available. I have the book in front of me now and I am looking for
the sections of the extracts of the text of the Communications Act
of 1934 which will answer your questions. I hope that you will find
this information useful.
G. Danny Gingell, K3TKS@abs.net (Licensed in 1962)
Maryland Milliwatt Club QRP Reference Library, (301)572-6789
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EXTRACTED from Chapter 22 of the 1943 A.R.R.L. Handbook (Twentieth Edition)
Licenses; Privileges
12.21. Eligibility for License. The following are eligible to apply for
amateur operator license and privileges:
Class A - A United Staes citizen who has within five years of receipt of
application held license as an amateur operator for a year or who in lieu
thereof qualified under Section 12.46.
Class B - Any United States Citizen.
Class C - A United States Citizen whose actual residence, address,
and station, are more than 125 miles airline from the nearest point where
examination is given at least quarterly for Class B; or is shown by physician's
certificate to be unable to appear for examination due to protracted disability;
or is shown by certificate of the commanding officer to be in a camp of the
Civilian Conservation Corps or in the regular military or naval service of the
United States at a military post or naval station and unable to appear for
Class B examination.
12.22 Classification of operating privileges. Amateur operating
privileges are
as follows:
Class A - All amateur privileges.
Class B - Same as Class A except specially limited as in Section 12.116.
Class C - Same as Class B.
12.23. Scope of operator authority. Amateur operaors' licenses are valid only
for operation of licensed amateur stations; provided, however, any person
holding a valid radio operator's license of any class may operate stations in
the experimental service licensed for, and operating on, frequencies above
300,000 kilocycles.
EXAMINATIONS -
12.41. When required, Examination is required for a new license as an amateur
operator or for a change of class of privileges.
12.42. Elements of Examination. The examination for amateur operator privileges
will comprise the following elements.
1. Code test - Ability to send and receive, in plain language, messages in the
International Morse Code at a speed of not less than thirteen words per minute,
counting five characters to the word, each numerial or punctuation mark counting
as two characters.
2. Amateur radio operation and apparatus, both telephone and telegraph.
3. Provisions of treaty,statute, and regulations affecting amateurs.
4. Advanced amateur radiotelephony.
12.43 Elements required for various privileges. Examinations for Class A
privileges will require all four elements as specified in section 12.42.
Examinations for Class B and C privileges will include elements 1, 2, and 3
as set forth in section 12.42.
12.46 Examination abridgment. An applicant for Class A privileges, who holds
a license with Class B privileges will be required to pass only tthe added
element, No. 4 ( see setion 12.42).
Also noted, credit foor certain examination elements was given to holders
of Commercial Radio Licenses or previous holders of Class A licenses.
ALLOCATION OF FREQUENCIES
12.111 Frequencies for exclusive use of amateur stations.
The following bands of frequencies are allocated exclusively for use by
amateur radio stations.
1,750 to 2,050 kc. 28,000 to 30,000 kc.
3,500 to 4,000 kc. 56,000 to 60,000 kc.
7,000 to 7,300 kc. 112,000 to 116,000 kc.
14,000 to 14,400 kc. 224,000 to 230,000 kc.
400,000 to 401,000 kc.
12.112 Use of frequencies above 300,000 kilocycles. The licensee of an
amateur station may, subject to change upon furher order, operate amateur
radio stations, with any type of emmission authorized for amateur stations, on
any frequency above 300,000 kilocycles without seperate licenses therefor.
12.113 Individual frequency not specified. Transmissions by an amateur radio
station may be on any frequency within the bands assigned. Sideband frequencies
resulting from keying or modulating a transmitter shall be confined within the
frequency band used.
12.114. Types of emission. All bands of frequencies alloocated to the amateur
radio service may be used without modulation(Type A-1 emission).
12.115 Additional bands for types of emission using amplitude modulation.
The following bands of frequencies are allocated for use by amateur radio
stations using additional types of emission as shown:
1,750 to 2,050 kc. - - A-4 - EMISSION TYPES -
1,800 to 2,050 kc. - A-3 - - Type A-1 Telegraphy on pure
28,100 to 30,000 kc. - A-3 - - continuous wave.
56,000 to 60,000 kc. A-2 A-3 A-4 - Type A-2 Modulated Telegraphy
112,000 to 116,000 kc. A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 Type A-3 Telephony
224,000 to 230,000 kc. A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 Type A-4 Facsimile
400,000 to 401,000 kc. A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 Type A-5 Television
12.116. Additional bands for radiotelephony. Amateur stations may use
radiotelephony with amplitude modulation (Type A-3 emission) in the frequency
bands 3900 to 4000 kc. and 14,150 to 14,250 kc.; provided the station is
licensed to a person who holds an amateur operator license endorsed with
Class A privileges, and actually is operated by an amateur operator holding
Class A privileges.
12.117 Frequency Modulation. The following bands of frequencies are allocatted
for use by amateur stations for radiotelephone frequency modulation
transmission.
29,250 to 30,000 kc.
58,500 to 60,000 kc.
112,000 to 116,000 kc.
224,000 to 230,000 kc.
400,000 to 401,000 kc.
12.131. Maximum power input. The licensee of an amateur station is authorized
too use a maximum power input of 1 kilowatt to the plate circuit of the final
amplifier stage of an oscillator-amplifier transmitter or to the plate
circuit of a oscillator transmitter. An amateur transmitter operating with a
power input exceeding nine-hundred watts to the plate circuit shall provide
means for accurately measuring the plate power input to the vacuum tube, or
tubes, supplying power to the antenna.
Temporary ORDERS 72 thru 87-B related to WAR Time restrictions are also
printed in section 22 along with references to Temorary Rearrangement of
Frequencies. Information concerning the 23 U.S Radio Districts and addresses
of Radio Inspector-in-charge are given.
If you need more information, I suggest that a Note to ARRL HQ will get it
for you. Info@arrl.org
72 es
QRP DX TU (C) 1986 G.Danny Gingell, K3TKS@.abs.net
Maryland Milliwatt QRP Reference Library, (301)572-6789
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