Since the list was first started over 20 years ago the growth of the internet and the World Wide Web has made the list obsolete.
The list is named in honor of the late Raymond R. Lussier, KY1N, an active volunteer examiner and team liaison for the Mt. Moriah (Salem, N.H.) VE team.
When the FCC created the Volunteer Examiner system in 1984, there was a need to provide exam session information to the amateur community and the general public. The KY1N list was started to address that need. Chick Hunt, KC1OX, was the maintainer for many years. Originally, Chick maintained it by hand, using phone calls and the US Postal Service to contact examination teams and gather the exam session data. Copies of the list were distributed to local ham and electronic stores and mailed to interested organizations.
In the mid 90’s the growth of the internet and electronic mail systems made it feasible to distribute copies of the KY1N list via email to interested individuals. For well over a decade the KY1N list has been hosted by qth.com. Their support has helped many to earn or upgrade their license.
By 1997, Chick felt that the growth of the internet and the Word Wide Web had made the list obsolete. Plus the growth in the hobby had made the collection and distribution of the hard copies very time consuming. During 1997 the list transitioned over to Jim Heedles, WW1Y, who continued to publish the web and email versions.
Chick passed away in May of 2009.
For the past couple of years the KY1N list has largely duplicated the data located at the ARRL web site. The effort to reconcile the different data sources used to build the list has become less beneficial to the amateur community as the differences between the KY1N list and the ARRL/VEC grew less and less.
In 2010 the ARRL web site underwent a major renovation, including the examination session pages. This broke programs that automated some of the KY1N list generation process, resulting in a significant increase in the effort involved. With the increased effort and decreased usefulness, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s time for the KY1N List to go QRT. Thanks to all who have helped support it over the years. It provided a valuable service for many years.
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Jim Heedles, WW1Y
Last Modified:14 September 2010