Here is a question from the Extra Exam! ---------- E6E02 (C) Which of these filter bandwidths would be a good choice for use with standard doublesideband AM transmissions? A. 1 kHz at -6 dB B. 500 Hz at -6 dB C. 6 kHz at -6 dB D. 15 kHz at -6 dB -----------
How many of you can answer this one! Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil LaMarche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service'" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:00 PM Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Re: Amateur Radio Exam Question > > I really don't know if it's better but I've been a ham for 59 years and am a > General. Wish I could go to the other frequency's where most of my AM > friends have gone but I can't. I honestly tried to memorize all those new > questions but my retention isn't what it used to be and there's nothing I > can do about that. So my 75A1/32V1 is relegated to 3875. I think someone > active for 59 years ought to be grandfathered to the higher license but > that's really a wet dream. Still love the hobby and am on every day. I > even have a Flex 5000A and can do that with any problems learning. Love > this reflector. Many thanks. > > Phil > > > Philip LaMarche > LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. > www.instantgourmetspices.com > www.w9dvm.com > 800-395-7795 pin 02 > 727-944-3226 > FAX 727-937-8834 > NASFT 30210 > W9DVM > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Macklin > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:53 PM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: Amateur Radio Exam Question > > Those of you that took the General exam back in the 50's or early 60's > should look at the electronic diagrams that are included in the new (July > 2008) Extra exam. We had to draw more complex schematics on our exam back. > We also had to do reactance and resonance math with nothing more than > possible a sliderule. > > With the exception of the wide range of subjects covered the new Extra exam > may actually be less complex than the earlier General exam that a lot of us > took. And many of us never upgrades because the barrier was the CW speed. > That's what made the difference between a General, Advanced, and Extra back > then. > > I liked it better that way. > > Bob Macklin > K5MYJ > Seattle, Wa, > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Macklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 2:17 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: Amateur Radio Exam Question > > > > But we sure don't need an Extra ticket to operate a 2M or 70cm HT > > thought > a > > repeater. > > > > I just don't have much interest in trying to memorize questions about > > MOON BOUNCE or METOR SCATTER to pass the Extra exam. It's not that > > important to me. The PNW AM group only operates on 3870. My General > > ticket is good > enough > > for that. > > > > I would like to see some 40M or 20M AM activity. > > > > I don't understand why people don't use 10M AM for local operation > > during this period of the solar cycle. I guess no one is interested > > in local activity other than that done on the 2M repeaters. > > > > I guess the nature of ham radio has just changed too much from what I > > remember from the 50's and 60's. It's not as interesting as it was > > back then. > > > > Bob Macklin > > K5MYJ > > Seattle, Wa, > > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Markavage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:15 PM > > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: Amateur Radio Exam Question > > > > > > > Hey, what's the difference betwen cellphone and a HT technology? > > > Both have receivers, transmitters, whip antennas, key pads, work > > > through repeaters, sub-menus, etc. > > > > > > Pete, wa2cwa > > > > > > On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 13:30:58 -0600 "A.R.S. - WA5AM" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > writes: > > > > On Feb 7, 2008 1:05 PM, D. Chester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > From: "Bob Macklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > I also don't have any interest in the cell phones operate. > > > > > > > > > > > > So I will just stay in the General segments. > > > > > > > > > > Are you serious? There are questions about CELL PHONES in the > > > > Extra Class > > > > > exam? > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't recall seeing any "cell phone" questions in the extra pool. > > > > Please point out where these are, maybe I've missed them. > > > > > > > > If there is; I see things going down the tubes, real fast.... > > > > Like Don said, what does that have to do with ham radio??? > > > > > > > > Brian / wa5am > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List > > > Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: > > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > > Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email > > > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the > > > message body. > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List > > Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > word unsubscribe in the message body. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
