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   PID: C-NET AMIGA BBS 5.36b   
   On Sun 26-Oct-2025  5:06p, Ed Vance@1:2320/105.0 said to Nigel Reed:   
      
   EV> Ihad a General Class License 30 years before taking the Amateur Extra   
   EV> test.   
   EV> It back in the days when the F.C.C. gave tests.   
   EV> I passed the CW portion .   
   EV> The written part had topics about some things I never knew, such as acUHF   
   EV> Oscillator Triode Tube, I also recall a question about Sattellite   
   EV> operation.   
   EV> I failed the written part but left the room with an Advanced Class ticket.   
   EV> Ed W9ODR   
      
   Ahhh yes, the good ol Advanced test.  Took and failed that one 7 times.  Was   
   the biggest reason I put off Extra for so long, and as mentioned earlier I   
   still would not have it except for the excellent classes being done on   
   YouTube!  There is only so much math I can take before my brain just shuts   
   down!  There was no way I would get through it without being walked through   
   it, and being shown that for the questions, 3 other formulae to get to the one   
   you need, because the answer already gives you the number you would get from   
   the 3 other fomulas.    
      
   Then there is the CODE..  THE CODDDE.  That was another 5 trips to the testing   
   center.  The 4th time I missed it by 3 lousy characters...  It was a blessing   
   and a curse that the VEs knew me, because I had done the full rotation in San   
   Diego County!  They encourged me when they saw me, but had to ummm.  "play"   
   with me too.   My friend KF6JAX came with me to take his General theory..    
   (I'm putting him there as a place holder..).  So when they were scoring the   
   test, they we saying between them.  So close again... I was a bit miffed at   
   myself.  I was sure I was ready this time, "So.... What.... I missed it by 2   
   this time.."  One guy says, "one.."   I said, "I'm going to go smoke...  I   
   will be back up to schedule for next week..."   
      
   I came back, and my friend who was still testing, gave me a thumbs up...  I   
   was like, "No!  Really?!!"  Got my papers and swore I would never take another   
   code test!  Thank God I didn't have to.   
      
   Though now that JAX and I are both No Code Extra's, I still playfully tease   
   him that at least I can say I did the 13...   
      
   At the end of the day though, it is all about what you do with the hobby.   
      
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