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  • Re: Becoming A Ham

    From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Dan Clough on Tue Sep 24 14:04:00 2019
    Dan,

    Thanks for that information, Daryl. I took a look at the website
    you mentioned and it looks very good. I've been an electronics DC>technician for 40 years, including 28 years in military DC>communications/radar. The Tech and General sample questions were
    simple to me and the Extra would not take much studying to pass.
    I'll likely take the plunge in the coming year or so. Thanks for
    getting me to look at that! Best regards.

    Then, the exams should be a cinch for you. If you study for all 3, and
    pass all 3 on the first try, you only have to pay 1 test fee ($15 or
    less).

    You can go to www.arrl.org -- click on Exams -- click on Find A
    License Exam Session -- then enter the desired criteria (such as the
    state), and click on Search.

    When you find an exam session day, time, and location, call, write, or
    email the contact person, to get your name in the hat. You can find a
    link there on what to bring to the exam session...but you can also ask
    the contact person on what to bring.

    Because of where I am at, I don't have any RF gear...but I operate
    "internet radio", and can still talk to folks around the world. Plus, if
    I was to ever go on a long train trip again (highly unlikely <SOB!>), I
    could operate via my Wi-Fi from the Sleeping Car compartment. There's a
    novelty to operating "railroad mobile".

    Daryl, WX4QZ


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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to August Abolins on Tue Sep 24 14:07:00 2019
    Hello Daryl!

    August,

    It is interesting to learn that "ham" was originally a perjorative term.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_ham_radio

    And now just a couple of generations later, something originally an insult AA>is just a regular word in the hobby.

    H.A.M. also stands for H)ave A)nother M)eal...and you don't call us
    "Late For Dinner", unless we're doing the dishes. <G>

    One group in Champaign, Illinois, has a "lunch gathering" at a
    different restaurant every day of the week.

    I joke that one of the alternate phonetics I have is W)ild X)citing
    Four Q)uiZ)ines. Now, Quisine isn't how you spell "cuisine". However, in Louisiana, they spell FIDO (for a dog) as "Phideaux"...so, there you
    are. <G>

    And, everybody has to eat. Plus, if amateur radio operators eat ham,
    that makes us cannibalistic <G>.

    Daryl, WX4QZ


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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Daryl Stout on Wed Sep 25 16:42:00 2019
    Daryl Stout wrote to DAN CLOUGH <=-

    You can go to www.arrl.org -- click on Exams -- click on Find A
    License Exam Session -- then enter the desired criteria (such as
    the state), and click on Search.

    When you find an exam session day, time, and location, call,
    write, or email the contact person, to get your name in the hat.
    You can find a link there on what to bring to the exam
    session...but you can also ask the contact person on what to
    bring.

    Thanks again, Daryl! Saved this for future reference. :-)



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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Dan Clough on Thu Sep 26 14:08:00 2019
    Dan,

    Thanks again, Daryl! Saved this for future reference. :-)

    If you have any other further questions, let me know.

    I've been doing license exams since October, 2007 (practically the
    last 12 years), so I should know what I'm doing. <G>

    Daryl, WX4QZ


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