I was issued KJ5JBH, so I coughed $35 for a "vanity call" of W5UHU which would have been my call if I could have afforded a station in the late '60s and upgraded from WN5UHU before it expired. The change still had not shown up in the ULS the last time I looked, but KJ5JBH did ;-)
So at least I'm licensed.
I just sent an email asking the VE if I can take the General and Extra parts on paper in December or January. Those Extra CW segments are nice. I really want to work 40 & 20 from a QRP dipole in the back yard. Classic radio.
Now I need to master solid head copy at 15-20 wpm. I've loaded the 134 2 & 3 character words in my Morserino and am practicing with it using a frequency of occurrence file.
Have Fun!
Reg
On Friday, November 22, 2024 at 01:50:14 PM CST, Dave Daniel via groups.io <kc0wjn@...> wrote:
Excellent. Congratulations!
DaveD
On 11/20/2024 10:58 PM, Reginald Beardsley via groups.io wrote:
> Just because it took so long to finally do it.
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> I? took the Tech section and passed it yesterday.? 35/35 but? a minor miracle with a wonky tablet to take the exam on.? Many thanks to the VEs in Russellville.? I was totally clueless of the FCC exam protocol which was nearly catastrophic.
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> No official response yet, but I assume that's coming.? After years of procrastination, I certainly can't complain about a day of delay.? Really weird exam experience relative to 40-50 years ago.? Paper & #2 pencil forever!? I'll request that for parts 3 & 4.
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> Hope to work some of you in the next year.
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> Have Fun!
> Regq
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