ASHLAND, MA PEBMIT NO.7 - Quarter Century Wireless Association

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Novice History ffi# Part 6 in a Series for the QCWA Journal Novi ce H istorica I Society, www. Novice. ba ppy.com by CIiff Cheng, Ph.D., AC6C, formerly WN6JPA (1975) Headnote - Many hobbies like amateur radio do not have a well documented "history." This "history" was compiled from many sources (see endnote); some of them are contradictory. This history is incomplete and should be regarded as a work in prooress. There is an absence of YL, minorities, disabled hams and hams from the U.S. territories in this history for they are historically under-represented in ham radio. Thanks in advance for reading this, our sixth article, in a series of articles on the history of the Novice era of amateur radio. The Series started in spring 2008 with an overview of the structure of the license. Subsequent articles dealt with the 1951 Novices, the Novices of the early-1950s, mid-1950s and late-1950s. The Series is based on the stories and photos shared by hams who started as Novices on the website of the Novice Historical Society (The Society), www.Novice.bappy.com. Please visit and share your own Novice story and photos. This article is a departure from the typical article in the Series. ln this piece of writing, we shall look at a special topic of the late-1950s. For many, the biggest prize in the history of the Novice era (1951-2000) was the historical achievement of being the first Novice to earn the American Radio Relay League5 (ARRL) DX Century Club (DXCC) award. Working and confirming at least '1 00 countries was an achievement in itself. Most DXers took many years to earn this award. Usually they had stations that were far more substantial than a typical Novice station. DXers often had much better rigs, big amplifiers, big antennas and tall towers. Even then the DXCC was often a mix of both phone and CW on several bands. A Novice did not have the luxury of mixed mode, big amps and antennas, several bands and many years. The first Novice DXCC had to meet the criteria of having worked and confirmed 100 countries within an additional set of challenges Generals and higher did not have. fhe 100 countries had to be worked within the 1 year non-renewable time limit of the Novice /rcense. lt should be noted all thatwas required to working at least 100 valid countries with one's Novice callsign. One could get the confirmations after one's Novice license expired/upgraded. Unlike most DXers, Novice DXers had only CW. On top of this, Novices had to earn the DXCC while under crystal control. Usually an American station had to go to the DX stationb frequency. The rarer DX stations did not need to tune around and see who was calling them. They certainly did not need to go into the American Novice bands looking for a QSO. They had too many stations trying to work them, especially if it was a rare country and/or DX-pedition. And Novices had to use 75 watts input (50 watts output) or less. Even with highly favorable propagation this was simply un-doable for almost all Novices. ....but it was done and this article will tell by who and how. The Novice with all its technical constraints was not a DX license. The license was intentionally designed so Novices could learn to become competent operators and technicians. Both the FCC and Quarter Century Wireless Association the ham community did not want beginners to cause interference on the ham bands. The FCC designed a license that would have little chance of Novice signals making it much beyond the North American continent. lf a beginner caused trouble it would be contained and manageable. Earning a Worked All States (WAS) award would be a major DX achievement for a Novice. A DXCC would have been unthinkable had it not been for the outstanding propagation of Cycle 19. lnitially the Novice license had a one year time limit and could not be renewed. /t is an error to think a Novice had a whole year to earn the DXCC. For most of its history, there was no immediate indication whether someone passed or failed the Novice examination. One had to wait for several weeks if not months to find out if they passed. Many Novices did not build or buy their Novice station until they had the license in hand; which took time from their one year in which they could have been working more countries. An added complication was many Novices needed to save up money to buy a Novice station. Presumably a Novice capable of earning the DXCC would have no trouble passing a 13wpm General code exam. However passing the theory exam while trying to DXCC may have presented a problem for some Novices. Keep in mind, the Novice probably would had to go to school or work at the same time while chasing DX. Some Novices also had the additional burden of the FCC examination location being far away. Let us say a Novice lived a dis- W4thn I Night Eastern Garibbean from Fort Lauderdale, FL, Sail Sat. Feb.27,2OLO QCWA Members & Family are invited Take a Vacation you both can enloy . Maritime Mobile 24/7-*BeDXl 'Seminars, DX & Technical 'Cocktail Party & other shipboard fun .Allthe things that make Cruising FUN! 757-495-1 541, cp 757 -409-2028 For more information email Vernon Fix at w4thn@arrl.net is Life Member ARRL and QCWA #L29lg7. 49
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