On Sat, 5 Jun 2004 10:28:46 -0700, "Jay Beckman"
wrote:

PS...Anyone here have their FCC "First Phone?" (and I'm not talking about a
Nokia...)

Got transmographied into a "General" Commercial licence in the late
'70s, early '80s. Good for life. But you don't need one to read the
plate ammeter any more.

I think the second and first telegraph licences are still alive,
though irrelevant to the merchant marine. The requirement to monitor
2182 kHz went away a few years ago.

Don