Re:Welcome to the World of Software Defined Radio (2016)
by abruzzi on Thursday September 21, 2017 @09:41AM
(#15303237)
In the US there is no morse any more. The technician license test is very easy and will give you all the VHF/UHF bands and a few narrow HF bands. General class test is a bit harder and requires some basic math and electronics knowledge and will add most of the rest of the frequencies. Extra is quite difficult (for me at least) and gives you everything else. Each test is usually about $15.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Welcome to the World of Software Defined Radio (2016)
by billh on Thursday September 21, 2017 @10:59AM
(#15304078)
You can also keep progressing in the tests under the same $15 fee. That is, after taking and passing the tech test, you can take the general during the same session (same day) without having to pay another $15.
I did it this way for the Tech/General/Extra, hammered all three of them out in the same session spending only $15 that Saturday morning.
Re:Welcome to the World of Software Defined Radio (2016)
by mikestew on Thursday September 21, 2017 @02:03PM
(#15305953)
I did it this way for the Tech/General/Extra, hammered all three of them out in the same session spending only $15 that Saturday morning.
Guess which one of us has the EE degree. :-) Kudos, that’s hardcore doing it all in one swipe. General took a little study for me, and after practically memorizing the questions, easily passed it. But Extra, damn, I’m going to have to bone up on some electronics before I pass that one. Or just do without the little sliver of frequency it gains me.
Re:Welcome to the World of Software Defined Radio (2016)
by BenjiWiebe on Thursday September 21, 2017 @10:05PM
(#15308900)
It's funny, I spent a month studying for general, and then three days studying for extra. Barely passed the general exam and easily passed the extra. (I took my tech exam almost precisely one year earlier)