[AMRadio] Extra Class

[Bob Macklin]

You don't just memorize CODE. You have to learn to "READ" it in real time.

When I took the General exam in 1957 you had to do math and show how. You 
also had to draw schematics.

You can pass the Extra without answer the satellite and internet questions. 
Together they consist of only 20% of the test.

I did not answer them and I got an 80% and I passed.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Tate" <johndtate at post.com>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" 
<amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 2:30 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Extra Class


> What amazes me is one has to study HARD to memorize morse code and pass 13 
> wpm CW. Heck I have no interest in code. I have no interest in satellites 
> either... but it wasn't that difficult to memorize a few satellite 
> questions answers. If you memorized code, you can EASILY memorize the 
> answers satellite stuff.
>
> What they should do is set a box full of parts and a breadboard and have 
> the testee build a colpitts oscillator (or other simple random radio 
> circuit). If it meets the specifications, give him the ticket!!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Neal Newman
> Sent: 10/31/11 08:40 PM
> To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Extra Class downgraded to advanced
>
> Well I too am in that twilight zone called the Advanced class. The FCC 
> should take into account how many years one works as a broadcast 
> engineer,and forget the sat requirement and give us Advanced class 
> broadcast engineer experience credits for an Extra plus class Sent from my 
> iPad On Oct 31, 2011, at 9:30 PM, "Bernie Doran" 
> <qedconsultants at embarqmail.com> wrote:
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