Rick,
That is what I did.? I studied on the Internet (the free exams) for a week until I could not fail any of the exams.? Then, just a week before I was going to take the Technician exam, a friend of mine who has an extra license told me to go ahead and study for the General exam and take that, too.? I never thought of doing that.? I studied another half a week and took the practice exams on the Internet.? I found that the questions were not any more difficult than the Technician questions.
Then I went to the exam site and took the Technician exam.? I passed, but they did not tell me how I did other than passing.? They asked if I wanted to take the General exam and I said, "Yes".? Then I took that and passed it, too.? Again, they did not tell me which, if any, questions I missed.
Then the unexpected happened... They told me I HAD to go for the "Triple Crown".? Somehow, I let them talk me into taking the Extra exam.? I told them I had no chance at all of passing it as I had never even seen the questions, besides taken any practice exams.? And, I have no background in electronics.? But they would not take "no" for an answer.? What the heck, it was free to take the test.? So I did.? Of course, I failed it (miserably I presume).? But it was fun anyway.
In the end, I walked in with no license and walked out knowing I had qualified for my General ticket.? It was a good feeling of accomplishment.
Go for it!
- Mike
? KK6FCQ
At 05:48 AM 6/5/2014, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] wrote:
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Tom,
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Excellent suggestion. I'll do it!
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Thanks,
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Rick
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From: FT-60@... [ mailto:FT-60@...]
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Take the General Test on the same day right after you take the Tech exam. A lot of the questions are the same and you have a good chance of passing the General. The you can work HF too.
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Tom
K3CD
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From: rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60]
To: FT-60@...
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 11:23 PM
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I am new to the group and, in fact, don't have my license yet. I take the Technician's test in 8 days. I've been studying with HamTestOnline and found it an excellent learning experience. I'm a retired electrical engineer so at those parts of the test will be easy. After I receive my call letters, I plan to buy my first radio.
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