[Elecraft] License Exams

[Paul Gates]

I think you are mistaken. When my friends went to a General class they were 
told they had to pass the tech class exam first .... I imagine there was 
info on the exam that they needed to know before general.
Paul Gates
K1  #0231
KX1 #1186
XG1
kd3jf at hotmail.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Romanchik" <kb6nu at w8pgw.org>
To: "Paul Gates" <kd3jf at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] License Exams


> Paul--
>
> This has never been the case. It used to be that before you
> could get an Extra Class license you had to be licensed at
> some grade for at least two years, but all the other classes
> could be had without having held a license.
>
> 73!
>
> Dan KB6NU
> ===================================================
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>
> Paul Gates wrote:
> > I have a 17 year old granddaughter who just before Dayton indicated she
> > wanted to get her ham ticket. I told her about the no code license. She 
> > told
> > me she had no desire to have that. She wanted to learn the code and take 
> > the
> > Extra Exam.  I understand you have to take the Technician exam before 
> > you
> > can take the General, is that right? Her mother and I went to Dayton and 
> > got
> > the granddaughter the things she needed to start learning the theory. I 
> > made
> > her a CD of K7QO's CW CD.
> > Paul Gates
> > K1  #0231
> > KX1 #1186
> > XG1
> > kd3jf at hotmail.com
>
> -- 
>
>