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|    Message 13,094 of 13,334    |
|    Daryl Stout to Sean Dennis    |
|    Re: Extra Class    |
|    20 Oct 25 13:18:28    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 73.fidonet_ham@1:19/33 2d5bb33d       REPLY: 1:18/200.0 68f595fc       PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Win32 master/0e9549266 Sep 07 2025 MSC 1942       TID: SBBSecho 3.29-Win32 master/0e9549266 Sep 07 2025 MSC 1942       BBSID: TBOLTBBS       CHRS: CP437 2       FORMAT: flowed       Sean,               SD> From my experience as a VE, most hams taking a test seem to        SD> want to memorize the answers then learn later the actual        SD> information. I did the same myself but through experimentation        SD> and gaining experience, I learned and understood.               That's why I went with HamTestOnline. You are presented both the       questions AND the concepts. So, you're learning something, and NOT       just memorizing answers.               SD> The Part 97 stuff is something you have to read, memorize, and        SD> understand. The FCC doesn't take "I didn't know" for an        SD> answer.               It's a good thing that "Renewal" doesn't mean "Re-Testing".       Otherwise, the hobby would've died out long ago.              73,              Daryl, N5VLZ              ... H.A.M. - Have Another Meal, Haven't Any Money, Haven't Any Memory       === MultiMail/Win v0.52       --- SBBSecho 3.29-Win32        * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)       SEEN-BY: 18/200 19/25 33 38 41 105/81 106/201 987 124/5016 128/187       SEEN-BY: 129/14 305 130/330 153/7715 154/110 218/700 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 229/110 111 200 206 300 307 312 317 400 426 428 470 664 700       SEEN-BY: 229/705 266/512 291/111 292/854 320/219 322/757 342/200 387/18       SEEN-BY: 387/25 396/45 460/58 633/280 712/848 902/26 5020/400 5075/35       PATH: 19/33 396/45 229/426           |
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