[Elecraft] License Exams

[Dan KB6NU]

Paul--

If they told him that, then the VECs have it wrong. Many 
people have gone straight to the General class license, with 
out being a Technician first. You should know the material 
covered on the Tech test, but you don't have to be licensed 
as a Tech to take the General Class test.

This is right from the FCC website 
(http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/amateur/licensing/examinations.html):

"Most new amateur radio operators start with the "no-code" 
Technician Class operator license. Some newcomers, however, 
begin at the General Class. A few even begin at the Amateur 
Extra Class."

73, Dan KB6NU

Paul Gates wrote:
> 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
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> ----- 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
> 
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> 
>>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
>>===================================================
>>President, ARROW Comm. Assn. (www.w8pgw.org)
>>ARRL MI Section Affiliated Club Coordinator
>>Candidate for GL Division Vice Director, Fall 2005
>>Read my ham radio blog at www.kb6nu.com
>>
>>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
>>
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