[GreenKeys] RTTY HF technician license? Not so fast.

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Eugene,

I haven't looked at the test elements in many (i.e., a bunch) years but when 
I took the Technicians exam in 1962, it consisted of the same written elements 
as the General/Conditional.  Only difference was the code test.  Which I 
finally took in DaNang in 1968.  Seems like I only had to take a revised written 
element on regulations, but of course this was 36 years ago.  But you might 
check into it.  And also, in those days, Technicians were limited to 6 Meters and 
above, no 10 Meters.

In a message dated 2/1/2005 9:43:58 AM Central Standard Time, ehertz at tcaf.org 
writes: 
> What I just discovered was that there is only one HF band that I will be 
> able to use with RTTY. It is 10 meters with about 400Khz of band availble. You 
> might disagree with me, but why not allow a new technician plus (assuming I 
> can pass the test) to use any mode on the HF bands that are permitted for 
> technician plus? I think its a jip. 
> 
> Let me tell you sometime -- this technician license test is no cake walk. If 
> I didnt already have a college level background in electronics, this thing 
> would really be brutal (yes, I know. Nine-year-olds have passed it. How, I 
> can't imagine). I can not imagine how hard the general test would be to get me 
> the proper ability to use RTTY on HF (and run my model 28--ok, this message is 
> only "near-topic").
> 
> Very dissapointing and a little discouraging :(
> Eugene
> 

73
Robert Downs - Houston
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