[Qcwa] Interesting technical course

[Rory Davis]

Jeff,

Where can I get them? If you can send them as email attachments, that would
be fine. I have DSL... :)

73
Rory N7CR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey D Angus" <jangus@socal.rr.com>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:47 PM
Subject: [Qcwa] Interesting technical course


> I just received a copy of Electronics 1 Subcourse MM0705.
> With a military review date of 1988.
>
> At the top of the table of contents is the notice to disregard any and all
> references to a 75% correct score to pass, and instead substitute 70%
> instead.
>
> Now, before you start running around shouting about even the military
> "dumbing down" the testing. The course materials covered, in great
> detail, vacuum tubes. And from the looks of their illustrations, 4, 5, 6
> pin and Octal tubes. Things with plate caps. Right out of a 40's vintage
> ARLL handbook.
>
> Perhaps the military decided, albeit a bit late, that perhaps vacuum
> tube technology wasn't on their highest priority lists for repair persons.
>
> Now, if you're interested in copies of these courses, I have them
> available as zipped files. Course 1 is 1.4 Meg, Course 2 is 5.7 Meg.
> .
> If you're into vacuum tube stuff, these are a 10.
>
> Jeff
>
> PS, which is why I acquired them.
>
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