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The real thing??????????

DragoSapien

DragoSapien

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My friend and I are going to be taking our technician test on the 21st at a local ham fest. Iv been taking the practice test from QRZ, and Eham.net four to five times a day and iv been making 90's. My question to you is, Will the real test be just like the practice test's or is it in anyway different. I don't like surprise's. It will be very embarrassing if I fail after all the studying.
 

DragoSapien said:
My friend and I are going to be taking our technician test on the 21st at a local ham fest. Iv been taking the practice test from QRZ, and Eham.net four to five times a day and iv been making 90's. My question to you is, Will the real test be just like the practice test's or is it in anyway different. I don't like surprise's. It will be very embarrassing if I fail after all the studying.
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Everything will be the exact same, but hard telling which 35 ?'s it'll be though


Ron
 
If you take all the practice tests on QRZ from #1 to #30, and pass with an 85% or better on every one, you got nothing to worry about. They scramble the question pools pretty much the same way on the actual tests, you've probably seen most every combination they can throw at you, so don't let it intimidate you in the least.

If you can bang out 90's on the forums, you'll get real close to that on the test.....you only need to get 26 of them correct, nobody is going to ask you for your test score on the air......:wink:
 
DragoSapien said:
My friend and I are going to be taking our technician test on the 21st at a local ham fest. Iv been taking the practice test from QRZ, and Eham.net four to five times a day and iv been making 90's. My question to you is, Will the real test be just like the practice test's or is it in anyway different. I don't like surprise's. It will be very embarrassing if I fail after all the studying.
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That's the way I did it, kept taking the practice tests and wrote down the ones I had trouble with:headbang Passed both the Tech & General at one sitting.:thumbup1:
GO FOR IT!
 
"Passed both the Tech & General at one sitting."
By all means go for both of them at the same time then.Might as well get your General while you're at it!!! I wish I had done it that way. Go for it and don't look back. Enjoy your new priviledges whatever you earn. It's a blast!!!
73.Slim.
 
I think ill stay here. This site let me register with out a call sign so I could ask questions. That means allot.

Ill post my call sign as soon as I know what it is.
 
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Cat Driver said:
Congrats, go for it....


First thing to remember though, is to stay off of the QRZ forum. You'll be so pissed off that you won't wanna take any more tests...



Ron
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Ain't that the truth......

It's a different breed over there, they have no love for anything concerning 11 meters, those who got their start on 11 meters, and especially those who still enjoy 11 meters.....(even though the vast majority of those assclowns all got their start there)
They also give no quarter to those who ask rookie questions, if you make a statement they don't like, they look you up to see what class of license you hold, then usually ridicule you for not being qualified to say anything.
Whatever you do, never mention that you modified a radio to Tx out of band.....the QRZ flood gates from hell will open up and swallow you whole...:scared:

I use that site for looking up call signs so I can mail QSL cards to my contacts, and for taking practice exams, I rarely ever read the forum, and post there even less.....
 
Hey, congrats on passing the test...now get on the air! And don't wait too long to upgrade to General, otherwise you'll be studying the Tech material all over again, too!
 
moleculo said:
Hey, congrats on passing the test...now get on the air! And don't wait too long to upgrade to General, otherwise you'll be studying the Tech material all over again, too!
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Amen Mole! That's exactly what happened to me.That's why I told him to go for both while he was at it. I didn't because I felt a little intimidated by the General test and was afraid of failing.I'm pretty darn sure I'd passed it tho if I had tried.OH well,ya know what they say 'bout hind-site?

Congrats anyhow there. Always love to hear of a "new ham" entering the fun!

Slim.
 
Hell...I went 20 years between my Tech and General test, and your right Mole, I had to relearn all the Tech stuff before I studied for the General.....

At least you don't have to hassle with a code test these days, that really made things difficult.....:crying:
 

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