[Elecraft] License Exam

[Steven Pituch]

Hi Larry,

True except maybe for the tech+.

Now I may be wrong..... but I thought if you pass Element 2 and Element 1,
you get a csce for the Tech license and the csce says you passed the 5 wpm.
The csce for the 5 wpm is good only for a year.  The reason is that the old
Tech+s are grandfathered and their 5 wpm is good for general, but since they
don't issue tech+s anymore you can't keep the 5 wpm credit permanently until
you pass the General written.

Steve, W2MY


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Larry Makoski W2LJ
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 9:20 PM
To: sheajohnw at aol.com
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] License Exam

I've been a VE for over a decade now.  No, you cannot take just the elements
for a particular grade of license and become that license class.

To earn to Technician license you must pass element 2 To earn a Tech + you
must pass elements 2 and 1 (5 WPM code) To earn a General class license you
must pass elements 1, 2 and 3 To earn Amateur Extra you must pass elements
1, 2, 3 and 4

If you walk into a VE session without a license; and all you do is take, and
pass, elements 1 and 3 then all you get is a very nice Certificate of
Completion, which is good for 365 days.  At some point within that year, you
must take and pass element 2 to complete the process and earn your license.
The same goes for all the other classes, accordingly.

Hope this clears the matter up for everyone.


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