Interesting how things can jog a memory... My dad wanted me to be the youngest ham back in 1957 and he pushed me to learn all the required circuits which I might have been able to do all considering how quickly young kids absorb information. The spoiler for me was the code more than the formulae. I remember having difficulty as I'd learned to think dit & dah instead of hear the character. Thus ended my quest to get the license till 1979 & I quickly tired of the BS on CB, met up with a ham at my college, passed the Novice at the hands of my Elmer N1AMC (SK) at FARA, the local club in Fairfield, CT. Another year later & after three trips to the FCC in NYC & I had the extra. Funny, the CW was so much easier later in life but the formulas were much harder to remember. Interesting how things turn.
73, Gary KA1J > As I recall, I drove to Tucson (120 miles one way) and took the 20 WPM Extra Class test on a Saturday in 1991. A month later (spent studying for the written test) I went back to the same place to take the written test. Fortunately, I passed both. The 20 WPM test was, of course, more difficult than the 13 WPM General Class test that I took at the FCC office in Norfolk, VA; in 1955.....but the written test for the Extra Class was, for me, easier that the written testfor the General Class test taken in 1955. > > > > > On Wednesday, February 18, 2015 1:24 PM, HAROLD SMITH JR <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Extra Class > > I am sure that my wife could get her General and Extra class license by > studying for one weekend or less, if she wanted to. > > When I got my Extra in 1968. There were no privileges. The test was send and > receive code at 20WPM and the written test had many diagrams to draw. > Not quite the same today. > > 73 de Price W0RI > > > On Wednesday, February 18, 2015 12:56 PM, Larry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On the 13th they were on 3725 and were switching between listening up 10-15 > and 3815+/- around 1100Z but you had to listen carefully to know which of > those they were doing. They would take some 10-15 up and then take some > around 3815 and then repeat the sequence. > > 73, Larry W6NWS > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 12:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: K1N 5,399 q's on 160 M > > Larry .. don't jump all over me .... what exatcly was "in my control" of > k1n ? --- sure i could risk a fine by calling on 3775 .... > > I listened almost 10hrs straight (my wife not exactly happy - on > saturday ), while cleaning my radio room up ( garage) and via remote in > the living room... i didn't ever hear a notification that he was > listening ... up at 3800+ ... plenty of notices of 70Khz up. ---- and > frankly .... do 100% of the hams have radios that are capable of splits > that wide .... i see why heathkit twins were popular !!! > > > *I'm asking what did i miss* .... besides not having a extra call .... > its obious -- and ill state it any ways .. that i couldn't advance my > call to extra in 2days ... > > I probably got my self banned from dxwatch.com for making requests for > some one to ask k1n to go to general ..... > > were there 2ops on one band ? one working the Tx radio and another in > the general portion ?, it was not mentioned on their web page. > > I hope ANTO is going to be adhered to ... it sounded like a good idea to > me ... > > I guess i'll upgrade my call ... it is disappointing that location will > not be operating again for more than 10+years. > > I never thought of trying to get ahold of the chopper pilot to pass a > message .... that was a good idea. > > > PS ... i can't use a tuner i don't have -- ref to 60M (mfj-1798 antenna) > .... Im not a DX chaser .. i'm the normal "once in a while" weekend guy > that has a hobby that the XYL tolerates. > > > > On 02/18/2015 08:56 AM, Larry Burke wrote: > > With all due respect, Mike, these things are within your control and the > > DXpedition should not be held responsible for you not being able to work > > them. You'll find DXing way more fun when you upgrade (although K1N DID > > look > > for Generals on some bands). With regards to 60m, many operators there > > find > > a way to load their existing 80/160m antennas. At least one guy who worked > > them on that band uses what he calls a Bird Feeder -- which is in no way > > resonant on 60m. > > > > 73, Larry K5RK > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike > > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 10:12 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Topband: K1N 5,399 q's on 160 M > > > > im sure i could of too ... > > > > i heard them for hours on 80M (3705 +70Khz) .... some times even 20 over > > S9 but never ventured above 3800 .... cept once some one got them to go to > > 60M ... and of corse i didn't have an antenna resonant for 60M ..... > > > > > > > > > > -- > Mike KC7NOA > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
