The cherished aqua blue colored First Class Radio Telephony FCC license. The license that opened the door to many jobs in the broadcasting business.
In the early 70's the FCC relaxed operator license requirements and did away with the traditional First Class Radiotelephony license subsequently replacing it with a lifetime license call the General Radiotelephone Operator License.
One of the many schematic drawings that Ogden students had to learn in preparation for the FCC Second and First Class tests. This one is of a tuned radio receiver and is a simple schematic compared to others.
Circa 1958
^ This has nothing directly to do with Ogden's, but those of us who went on to work in the radio business will remember this item. Sensing tape was used on reel-to-reel tapes and some early cart machines to indicate stop and starting points sensed by the machinery. The time consuming method was quickly replaced by sub-audible tones. A piece of history.
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The "Special Delivery" postcards given to the FCC examiner at the time each Ogden student took the test before the FCC. The cards were delivered overnight to the school. Postcards courtesy of Hal Hansen, class of 1958.
William B. Ogden's Radio School
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- Ogden photos
- Ogden graduate Neil Ross remembers Bill Ogden and his school
- Ogden graduate Bob Lang remembers Bill Ogden and his school
- Don Martin Radio School in Hollywood, CA.
- Actor Richard Kiel taught math at Ogden's in '63
- Free over-the-air TV may be going away