[Elecraft] License Exams

[Paul Gates]

I don't think they were wrong if I tell you the way it was... Maybe I was 
not clear at first. Here are two guys that know nothing about ham radio. 
They attend the beginning of a General Class. The instructor said you must 
take the Tech. exam first before you can take the general class license 
exam. I think that is correct.
Paul Gates
K1  #0231
KX1 #1186
XG1
kd3jf at hotmail.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan KB6NU" <kb6nu at w8pgw.org>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] License Exams


> 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
> > 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
> >>===================================================
> >>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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