Fe2o3Fish 33 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 #, How goes yer quest for the ham radio license??? Saw this "old" post and thought I'd act nosy. :-D -Rusty- Accoutkic and gatImmusepete 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Studying on and off. Anytime soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mac 67 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 It's a lot of work. Don't get discouraged. When I picked up the ARRL study books I only had six days until the first upcoming volunteer examination session so I rescheduled all my appointments and asked my wife to make sure I stopped to eat every once in awhile (grin). Practicing Morse code worked well for me if I only did it for about ten minutes at a time and at a speed that was always 'pushing it'. During that first examination session I passed the 20 wpm code test and the Technician, General, and Advanced tests. When the examiners asked me to take the Extra test, I declined and explained that I had not had enough time to study the Extra class material. Apparently, they had only witnessed someone going from Civilian to Extra in a single test session just once before. Four days later, at another clubs volunteer examination session, I passed the Extra class test. Imagine the surprise at the local radio club when, after attending the March meeting as a guest, I returned for the April meeting with an Extra Class license (lol). Cheerful regards, Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Sweet. Thanks for the encouragement. gatImmusepete 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 693 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I stumbled across http://www.hamsphere.com/ yesterday. Here's an explanation of what it is. Check it out if you don't want to buy a rig right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Looks good zeke.. thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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