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digging up an old thread.....just renewed my license tonight.....I'm 34, and I was first licensed in 1992. (do the math, ha!) I've been in an Advanced class since '94, which doesn't even exist anymore (I got grandfathered).
I, too, thought this was a dead hobby, but there has been a major resurgence in the last few years. it's especially easy to get a license now. when I went through the exam process, we had to do morse code. I did the 20 WPM test in '94. no code required anymore.
on another note...if you guys have kids (or high schoolers) I highly recommend them getting into this, if they remotely have interest in STEM type stuff. Besides learning something cool...there is LOTS of scholarship money available to kids who have licenses. I think I got at least $5K in scholarships over the course of my time in college...for basically spending the time to fill out an application.
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-mike
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