[Boatanchors] Upgrade question

[Glen Zook]

The Amateur Extra Class examination these days is second only to the Novice Class examination that I took in February of 1959 in being easy.  The Advanced Class that I took in 1968 was harder.  But, the General Class examination that I took in October 1959 was, by far, the hardest.  There were very few "multiple guess" questions but there were all sorts of "fill in the blank", draw schematics, and calculate the correct answer (and you had to "show your work" on scratch paper provided).

The commercial radiotelephone exam I took in August 1962 was on par with the General Class exam.  Well, the "2nd phone" portion was, the "1st phone" was a breeze!

Also, today the pool questions show the correct answer and every one of the "wrong" answers.  The exact same "wrong" answers have to be on the examination worded EXACTLY the same as in the pool.  The only thing that can be changed is the order in which they are presented on the examination.

Also, you can completely ignore any calculations because there will be only 2 or 3 on the exam and you can miss them and still get a 94 on the test (76 is passing).  By taking the practice examinations (like on QRZ.com) one automatically learns the correct answer without a conscious effort.  Within  1 or 2 days of taking the practice examinations for about an hour per day virtually everyone can pass the Amateur Extra examination with flying colors.

Glen, K9STH

Website:  http://k9sth.com


--- On Fri, 9/12/08, k0occ at comcast.net <k0occ at comcast.net> wrote:

From: k0occ at comcast.net <k0occ at comcast.net>

The Extra test that I took this year is  way, way, way easier than the Advanced test I took in 1968. Not only is it easier, the study materials that are available now are much better than they were in 1968.