Hi Gene, I don't know how it is now, but fifty years ago, a high school kid with a copy of a study guide could pass the test for a first class phone license first try.
I never did use the thing. :-) Ken Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 05 November 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >> Gene Heskett wrote: >>> And that should be tested in court, soonest. I may not be a registered >>> "PE" engineer, and I don't know where to hit the boiler with a hammer to >>> make it work again as in that joke, but I am very well respected as an >>> engineer in my field, broadcasting. I have a grandfathered to general, >>> formerly a FCC 1st phone license, and I am a C.E.T., registered in >>> Nebraska as #118. If I should become the Chief Engineer at some tv >>> station in MO, I will not stand idly by and be prosecuted for claiming to >>> be what I have been doing for a living since 1964. >> You have a FEDERAL license to practice your art! The states CANNOT >> touch you, period! >> And, your license even STATES you ARE an "engineer", so you can hang you >> shingle as proudly as an doctor, DDS, etc. >> >> Jon > > Strangely, the commish doesn't call us engineers any more, but operators, > with > the chief being required to have a letter of appointment from the Owner or GM > appointing him the "Chief Operator". This is how the commish establishes the > chain of command when cites are issued. We are the person responsible for > technical compliance, and I have used that fact to tell the GM he can't do > such and such even if he does sign my paycheck. Its taken a copy of 47CFR > tossed on his desk a couple of times, but that's to be expected when dealing > with sales types I guess. :( > > That C.E.T. certificate and wallet card says that I do know what I'm talking > about with a lot more validity than the fcc's "General Radio-telephone" > license does AFAIAC, that test is much much more technical than the old 4 > part 1st phone test, it was 2 parts law and 2 parts simple technical. > Kalifornia for instance requires that the owner of an electronics service > business also be a C.E.T., and this weeds out 90% of the fast buck folks. > But I've not noted a general trend in that direction for most states. > > That stands for "Certified Electronics Technician", and is part of the > National Electronics Association for admin purposes. > -- Kenneth Lerman Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 888-ISO-SEVO 203-426-7166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
