Subj : Re: HAM licensing
To   : Skuz
From : Orbitman
Date : Fri Jul 11 2014 13:05:00

On 04/07/14, Skuz said the following...
 
 Sk> On 04-02-14, Poindexter Fortran said the following...
 Sk>  
 Sk>  PF> I'm considering getting a HAM license. I've been around radios and
 Sk>  PF> electronics enough that the technical license tests seem pretty do-ab
 Sk>  PF> I've passed 8 out of 9 of the practice tests I've done on the net.
 Sk>  PF> Are the real tests any different/harder than the practice tests? Is
 Sk>  PF> there an official study manual?
 Sk> 
 Sk> I don't know, but just about everything else can be found. I've been
 Sk> wanting to do this also for along time now. Another idea is to find
 Sk> local HAM radio clubs, locate them to see who is who.. In the past, I
 Sk> had access to a friend that was very HAM radio savy. I moved away and
 Sk> lost connect with him. Finding resource that you can use someday .. can
 Sk> sometime be right around the corner.
 Sk> 
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The online tests you take are the same as the real thing.  The questions used
are the same ones from the official question pool.  If you're passing 8 out
of 9, you should do just fine.

Ham radio IS a great hobby and a great many still enjoy it.  I hold an extra
class licence (KG4CNA) and have HF and VHF capability.  I can use digital
modes (PSK31, etc.) or phone (voice).  I've not mastered CW although I started
learning again a few years ago...before stopping....again.

Take the test....ya got nothing to lose and everything to gain :)

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Thanks!
Orbitman

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