[geeks] Upgraded my Ham license today...

[Lionel Peterson]

I spent a lot of time on General study - well, a lot of time for me, anyway -
and what really helped me with the General exam was that for the last week I
spent an hour or so reviewing the entire question pool, my version of it. What
I did was download the text of the question pool in a DOC format, highlight
the question and correct answer in bold, then print out the question pool. The
bold makes the right answer 'pop out' when I read the question.

But some of the questions completely stumped me - 'smith chart'? 'Three state
logic'?

Anyway, without even cracking open a prep/review book I passed Extra. I think
it is a testament to my native test-taking ability, not my electronics
knowledge...

Lionel

> On Jan 17, 2015, at 5:39 PM, Rjtoegel <rjtoegel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Geez,  now I have to get my Extra.  Was at Advanced for years.
>
> Bob
>
>> On Jan 17, 2015, at 17:21, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> So for the last few weeks I'd been studying to upgrade my ham license to
>> General, and my work paid-off - I passed the General exam this morning!
>>
>> Then, at the insistence of my fellow radio club members I tried my hand at
> the
>> Extra exam - which I also passed! I thought they were pulling my leg when
> they
>> told me I'd passed.
>>
>> Hopefully my story will encourage others to consider going for either
their
>> first license or an upgrade to their current license... It wasn't as hard
as
> I
>> would have thought. The ARRL has a free exam simulator on their website,
> and
>> I've got a free General study guide I'll happily send to anyone here
>> interested - just contact me off-list.
>>
>> Lionel
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