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Communications => Comm Discussion => Topic started by: Nemo on December 26, 2019, 10:00:04 PM

Title: May Be Of Interest To Some Around Here
Post by: Nemo on December 26, 2019, 10:00:04 PM

I'm trying to learn some.  But this radio hambone chit is hard.

Nemo

https://www.backwoodshome.com/amateur-ham-radio/ (https://www.backwoodshome.com/amateur-ham-radio/)

Title: Re: May Be Of Interest To Some Around Here
Post by: pkveazey on December 27, 2019, 04:04:45 AM

Quote from: Nemo on December 26, 2019, 10:00:04 PM

I'm trying to learn some.  But this radio hambone chit is hard.

Nemo

https://www.backwoodshome.com/amateur-ham-radio/ (https://www.backwoodshome.com/amateur-ham-radio/)

Naw, it used to be hard but now they've dumbed down the test so more people can get licensed and buy radios from the radio manufacturers who have lobbied the FCC to dumb down the test so more people can get licensed and buy more radios from the radio manufacturers who...… Hey, wait a minute. There's a vicious circle going on here. Actually it is a lot easier than it used to be. Way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I took my Novice and Technician test the same day at the FCC office, the Technician test was the General test without the 13 WPM Morse Code part. To become a General, all I had to do was pass the 13 WPM code test. Then I took the Commercial test and the Advanced class test at the same time at the FCC office and passed the Commercial test but failed the Advanced test. That Advanced test was HARD. I eventually passed it though.