[ARC5] An "Extra Class" Question:

[Geoff]

I took my Extra in Boston in the summer of 67 and I dont remember anything 
involving AM.

Carl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Fuqua" <wlfuqu00 at uky.edu>
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Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2013 1:57 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] An "Extra Class" Question:


>   At one time the theory part of the extra class exam was not much easier 
> ( it was shorter) than the First Class.
> Anything having to do with modulation transformers had to be maybe 
> pre-1970's.
> They did not have published question pools way back but the license 
> manuals did have examples that were close enough
> for study.
> 73
> Bill wa4lav
>
>
> At 07:34 PM 2/8/2013 -0800, john rose wrote:
>
>>The question in (ahem, ahem) 'question' sounds more likely to have been on 
>>the exam for one of the commercial tickets. I studied for the First Class 
>>ticket and even took the exam. I could have gotten 24 wrong and still 
>>pass. I got 24 right.
>>----------------------------------------
>> > From: neilb at ihug.co.nz
>> > To: jwiley at gci.net; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
>> > Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:41:50 +1300
>> > Subject: Re: [ARC5] An "Extra Class" Question:
>> >
>> > > I can say with some confidence that this is not a question on a US 
>> > > ham
>> > > exam. Neither the current or the previous 2 pools, dating back to 
>> > > 2004,
>> > > has such a question. I cannot speak to exams for other countries.
>> >
>> > My research indicates that in the US, the Extra Class license was 
>> > created
>> > in 1951. The question may go back that far. And the person who asked
>> > is a US ham.
>> >
>> > 73 de Neil ZL1ANM
>> >
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