HAM Radios

[OBDave]

So heres the online test update. I took the test yesterday and passed. The test itself is just like the practice tests from HamStudy.org and straight forward . I'd say 95% of the questions on the test I had seen in the practice tests. The process leading up to the test is a bit overwhelming. You sign up, pay the fee, register with the FCC for a FRN and pick your time to test from a list of options. I picked 530pm I believe but they say that your actual test will be somewhere within like a 6hr window, my test ended up being at 345. I received several emails leading up to the test with various instructions. The actual instructions page is pretty in-depth with what is required. Need to be in a room with a door, like a bathroom or closet, no drinks, food, etc, nothing on walls, 2 devices-computer and phone both with Zoom app and both with cameras. I was able to get myself all situated on the toilet in my bathroom. There were 3 test proctors that administer the test and watch you and the room. The lead was helpful with me getting my MacBook set up properly as I don't use Mac and was just borrowing one. All in all it is a good way to go if you dont have a local in-person test nearby but be prepared to spend about an hour and a half locked in a bathroom for the testing process.

Congratulations on passing the test!

 

[Nomad52]

I have my general license and have been a ham since ‘95. I talked my wife into getting her tech license at the winter Quartzfest ham gathering in Quartzsite AZ 3years ago. Keep in mind she has pretty much zero interest or comprehension in anything technical. She borrowed the tech guide to study from Gordon West (who was at this meetup) a week before the exam. She put off even opening the book till the last day when I asked her are you gonna do this or not, two hours before her test. She said ok and I suggested with the little time she had left to only read the question and the right answer to that question and with basically no understanding of what she was reading memorized enough to pass with an 80%!
So, moral of that story is…if she can do it anyone can!

 

[JandA2018Outback]

WAy to go! Congratulations.
James KB1JAB. OB 28121