The FCC question pool was always published by the Government Printing
Office. There were no answers though. All the study guides of the day
were based on that pool including the ARRL License Manual.
Except for the Novice exam, I took General (Boston), Advanced and Extra
(Long Beach) at FCC offices. When I took the Novice exam in 1957, my dad
was Exec Officer for the 4th Regimental Combat Team at Fort Devens, MA.
He found a PFC/ham within the ranks who administered the code exam. The
PFC was shaking more than I was. I don't think he wanted to fail me.
They were on bivouac at the time so I took it in the guy's squad tent
sitting on his locker with a J-38 strapped to my leg. FCC field offices
were nicer.
Eric KE6US
On 4/28/2020 8:49 AM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
Yes, and they changed the questions often to try to put him out of
business. Now they just publish them themselves.
On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 10:32 John Simmons <jasimm...@pinewooddata.com> wrote:
Anybody remember the Bash books?
-de John NI0K
Jim Campbell wrote on 4/28/2020 9:55 AM:
While in college, I co-oped with the FCC in Atlanta, GA. I had to take
and pass my Radiotelephone First and General class licenses before I
was allowed to administer those exams. If you did not pass a test you
had to wait 30 days before you could take it again. Some applicants
tried to game the system by memorizing as many questions as they could
when they first took the test so it would give them a leg up the next
time. On the second attempt there were usually howls of anguish when
they realized they were facing a different version of the test with
different questions.
73,
Jim - W4BQP
On 4/28/2020 10:17 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
As a 17 year old, I rode the train {pulled by a coal fired
locomotive} from Fulton, KY to Memphis, TN. I had to walk about 8
blocks to the Post Office building where the FCC administered the
tests. I took the 4 elements and passed all 4 of them earning me a
First Class Radio Telephone license on the first try. I recall many
much older folks seemingly to be struggling to take the tests. Some
commented "what's this kid doing in here?" Seems some had taken it
several times without success. I spent the night with an old maid
school teacher and relative in Memphis. I took my General class
license test the next morning in the same place. The CW receiving
portion, in the concrete basement with metal desks and metal chairs,
sounded like marbles being dropped into a galvanized wash tub. So
was that a T followed by an E or was that and H? Passed that one
too. Then I rode the bus from Memphis back to my home in Martin TN.
Yes there were several circuits to identify, and some to draw, as I
recall. That was 60 years ago. Glad I had the experiences.
73
Bob, K4TAX
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