Subj : Re: Becoming A Ham
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Dan Clough
Date : Sat Sep 21 2019 15:34:00

-=> Daryl Stout wrote to DAN CLOUGH <=-

 DC>Excellent!  I didn't intend my above comment to Daryl as anything
 DC>bad, just didn't really see the relevance of him putting it like
 DC>that...  I fully grasp the pride you have in the callsign and
 DC>understand it completely.  Something I have thought about getting
 DC>into for years (decades?) but just never have.  Maybe when I
 DC>retire...  Thanks and 73!

<SNIP>

 DS>   All you need to get on the air is the Technician Class license,
 DS> and if you study 2 hours a day for 2 weeks, you can learn enough
 DS> to pass the exam...which covers rules, regulations, frequencies,
 DS> propagation, RF safety, and basic electronic theory. The General
 DS> Class license offers more privileges, and much of the Technician
 DS> Class exam stuff is on the General exam, but in more detail. The
 DS> Amateur Extra exam is the "booger bear", but it can be done.

<SNIP>

Thanks for that information, Daryl.  I took a look at the website 
you mentioned and it looks very good.  I've been an electronics 
technician for 40 years, including 28 years in military 
communications/radar.  The Tech and General sample questions were 
simple to me and the Extra would not take much studying to pass.  
I'll likely take the plunge in the coming year or so.  Thanks for 
getting me to look at that!  Best regards.



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