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   Message 12,422 of 13,334   
   Mike Miller to Nigel Reed   
   Trying to study for extra   
   15 Aug 20 12:00:27   
   
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      Hello Nigel!   
      
   13 Aug 20 03:09, you wrote to Daryl Stout:   
      
    >>   HamTestOnline does offer a money back guarantee, if you fail the   
    >> exam. But, in using them, I went from Technician to General in 14   
    >> days, and from General to Amateur Extra 13 days later. To me, it was   
    >> the best money I ever spent in ham radio.   
      
    NR> I may invest if I can find the time to indulge myself in 2 weeks of   
    NR> relentless bombardment of facts, figures, and forumlas that I will   
    NR> never care about again, probably :)   
      
    I'm currently studying to take my Technician and General exam at the same   
   time, using an app on my phone from Hamstudy.org  The app was like $3 from the   
   app store (I have an Android phone, I'm pretty sure it's also available on   
   iOS). All it does is ask you the questions on the test. if you get it wrong,   
   you can click "more info" which will give you information on what the correct   
   answer is, and sometimes handy tips and tricks to remember that answer when it   
   comes back up.  It will tell you what your best/worst sections are, and will   
   allow you to answer questions just from the sections you're weakest on.   
      
   It will chart your progress on practice tests, which I'm taking at least once   
   a day.  It will also tell you how much of the question pool you've   
   seen/answered.   
      
      
   I have a friend who just took (and passed, first time) his extra exam using   
   this app. he said once he had seen 100% of the question pool, his test scores   
   shot up to around 90%, which is a comfortable range to pass the actual test.   
      
      
    NR> The only other thing is me balking at the cost of a decent radio   
    NR> setup.   
      
   Yeah, why are hobbies always so damn expensive?   
      
      
      
   Mike   
      
      
   ... Listen. I'm tired of making this stuff up. Let's go look at some boobies!   
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