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   On Sun, 19 Oct 2025 20:53:00 +0000   
   "Sean Dennis" (1:18/200) wrote:   
      
   > Hi Nigel,   
   >    
   > NR> I sometimes wonder about the validity of tests in the day and   
   > NR> age of the internet. Way back when you couldn't just go online   
   > NR> and look up half the stuff you need to know, bu then again,    
   > NR> you really need a basic understanding of the laws that    
   > NR> we have to operate under which is not one of those "I    
   > NR> didn't know" type things you can get away with if you    
   > NR> nuke your neighbors TV pushing a gigawatt right down    
   > NR> their antenna :)    
   >    
   > From my experience as a VE, most hams taking a test seem to want to   
   > memorize the answers then learn later the actual information. I did   
   > the same myself but through experimentation and gaining experience, I   
   > learned and understood.   
   >    
   > The Part 97 stuff is something you have to read, memorize, and   
   > understand. The FCC doesn't take "I didn't know" for an answer.   
      
   But they accept lucky guess :)   
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