OT: FCC Exams
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Sorry for getting into this thread so late, but couldn't resist any longer.
Boy when I took my first exam, I don't think that they had cameras, let alone photo IDs. I don't think that they had them on my USNR ID card, that I received a few years later when I was 17. In Tucson the FCC inspector(RI) and his tape machine only came around about twice a year. Early in my sophomore year in high school, our local SCM , who was also our code and theory mentor and instructor, recommended that we try taking the 13 WPM code test for the experience, but not to expect to pass it. So my four buddies and I went down and promptly failed. Later we received a waiver, and didn't have to attend Study Hall, if we instead went to the high school's "set aside" radio room and practised Morse code reception and theory, So after about six months of diligently practicing, it was time to go again and meet with the inspector. This we all did with great hopes of being successful. However, no joy, we were way too nervous to give adequate attention to be able to copy the 65 straight characters necessary. I did the best, by copying about 120 consecutive characters correctly, except that I had one error in the middle. A few weeks later, at our weekly after school practise session with our SCM, he announced that we was were going to have a code contest, and that he would buy the winner a malted (remember those ?) Well after about 5 minutes of sending with a hand key (he was very good), he had us turn in our papers with what we'd copied. It seemed like forever that we had to wait, while he inspected our papers. When he finally was through, he announced " You have all passed the code test for a Conditional class license !" Well WE bought him a malted ! After we completed the "mail in" Theory test and received our class C licenses we spent about six months working CW, on mostly 40 meters, before going again to take the tests before the RI. So with nothing to lose and no nervousness, we all passed the class "B" exam with flying colors, including the written part with all the required drawing of schematics and the real math problems(no multiple choice). After the required one year waiting period, we again went before the RI and took and passed the class "A" exam that gave us phone privileges on 80, 40 and 20 meters. Yes things were a bit different then ('46) , and as we all like to think, harder ! 73. Chuck, W7CS ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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You may well apologise, Chuck, but as this is a worldwide reflector
about Elecraft products and assistance, information about American license qualifications is of little interest to the rest of us. Perhaps we should now start a thread on the history of the UK Radio Amateurs' Examination and Morse Test? I think most definitely NOT. 73 de David G4DMP In a recent message, Chuck Smallhouse <[hidden email]> writes >Sorry for getting into this thread so late, but couldn't resist any longer. > >Boy when I took my first exam, I don't think that they had cameras, >let alone photo IDs. I don't think that they had them on my USNR ID >card, that I received a few years later when I was 17. -- + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | David M Pratt, Kippax, Leeds. | | Website: http://www.g4dmp.co.uk | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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On Sep 1, 2012, at 4:08 AM, G4DMP <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Perhaps we should now start a thread on the history of the UK Radio > Amateurs' Examination and Morse Test? I think most definitely NOT. Why not? I think it'd be interesting myself. Actually, licensing/testing/callsign issuing procedures other places than the one I live, I find kind of interesting myself. OK, so it's probably off topic for this list, but anyway. … > -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Sep 1, 2012, at 4:08 AM, G4DMP <[hidden email]> wrote: > You may well apologise, Chuck, but as this is a worldwide reflector > about Elecraft products and assistance, information about American > license qualifications is of little interest to the rest of us. > > Perhaps we should now start a thread on the history of the UK Radio > Amateurs' Examination and Morse Test? I think most definitely NOT. > > 73 de David G4DMP > > In a recent message, Chuck Smallhouse <[hidden email]> writes >> Sorry for getting into this thread so late, but couldn't resist any longer. >> >> Boy when I took my first exam, I don't think that they had cameras, >> let alone photo IDs. I don't think that they had them on my USNR ID >> card, that I received a few years later when I was 17. > -- > + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + > | David M Pratt, Kippax, Leeds. | > | Website: http://www.g4dmp.co.uk | > + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Actually, David, I'm interested in not only the UK exams, but also the
callsign assignments; i.e. "G" vs. "M" vs. "2" 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 9/1/2012 1:08 AM, G4DMP wrote: > You may well apologise, Chuck, but as this is a worldwide reflector > about Elecraft products and assistance, information about American > license qualifications is of little interest to the rest of us. > > Perhaps we should now start a thread on the history of the UK Radio > Amateurs' Examination and Morse Test? I think most definitely NOT. > > 73 de David G4DMP > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Replied privately to cut down on off topic QRM
In a recent message, Jim Lowman <[hidden email]> writes >Actually, David, I'm interested in not only the UK exams, but also the >callsign >assignments; i.e. "G" vs. "M" vs. "2" > >73 de Jim - AD6CW > >On 9/1/2012 1:08 AM, G4DMP wrote: >> You may well apologise, Chuck, but as this is a worldwide reflector >> about Elecraft products and assistance, information about American >> license qualifications is of little interest to the rest of us. + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | David M Pratt, Kippax, Leeds. | | Website: http://www.g4dmp.co.uk | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I can answer that one, mostly, and only because I asked someone about it ages ago. Hard to believe that was at least 15 years ago. So, before Eric yells "end the thread", as he will undoubtedly foo soon...
Anyway, all the 1X2 G calls were issued pre-WW2, and then they started with the G2's, but didn't complete the series. Full licensees got G3, G4, and then G0. Full no code licenses starting in 1968, I think, got G6, G7, and G8. Not sure about G1, but G5 three-letter suffixes were issued to reciprocal licenses, that is, until people could just sign W1XYZ/G0 or whatever (switching to the G0/W1XYZ format in the mid-90's.) Unlike calls issued here, the prefix, GM, GI, etc., denotes where in the UK the call is being used. Thus, G0XYZ, if he goes to Wales, becomes GW0XYZ. No muss, no fuss. Oh, and GB prefixes are special calls. Like special events, repeaters, probably club stations as well. When the G0 series finished up, they moved on to the M series for full licenses. M3 and M6 are reserved for the fairly recent Foundation class license. 2E licenses are the old UK novice. Which I believe is now intermediate license. 50 watts. I think I'm right about that, but I might not be full on. Anyone want to fill in the gaps and correct me where I err? -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Sep 1, 2012, at 1:49 PM, Jim Lowman <[hidden email]> wrote: > Actually, David, I'm interested in not only the UK exams, but also the > callsign > assignments; i.e. "G" vs. "M" vs. "2" > > 73 de Jim - AD6CW > > On 9/1/2012 1:08 AM, G4DMP wrote: >> You may well apologise, Chuck, but as this is a worldwide reflector >> about Elecraft products and assistance, information about American >> license qualifications is of little interest to the rest of us. >> >> Perhaps we should now start a thread on the history of the UK Radio >> Amateurs' Examination and Morse Test? I think most definitely NOT. >> >> 73 de David G4DMP >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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He already did;
"[Elecraft] FCC exams Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft eric at elecraft.com Wed Aug 29 14:33:29 EDT 2012 Previous message: [Elecraft] FCC exams Next message: [Elecraft] K-1 4-bander suggestions? Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Let's let this OT post rest for now in the interest of increased list SNR. End of thread. 73, Eric List Moderator --- www.elecraft.com" -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan . So, before Eric yells "end the thread", as he will undoubtedly foo soon... ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Yes, I ended this thread several days ago. Let's let this topic rest.
73, Eric Elecraft List Moderator www.elecraft.com _..._ On Sep 1, 2012, at 1:02 PM, "Adrian" <[hidden email]> wrote: > He already did; > > "[Elecraft] FCC exams > Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft eric at elecraft.com > Wed Aug 29 14:33:29 EDT 2012 > > Previous message: [Elecraft] FCC exams > Next message: [Elecraft] K-1 4-bander suggestions? > Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > Let's let this OT post rest for now in the interest of increased list > SNR. End of thread. > > 73, > > Eric > List Moderator > --- > www.elecraft.com" > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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