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 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Romanchik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Paul Gates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

