Comments on: Codeless Amateur Radio testing tentatively begins February 23 http://kb6nu.com/codeless-amateur-radio-testing-tentatively-begins-february-23/ My personal adventures in amateur radio Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:19:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dan KB6NU http://kb6nu.com/codeless-amateur-radio-testing-tentatively-begins-february-23/comment-page-1/#comment-68253 Dan KB6NU Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:27:36 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/codeless-amateur-radio-testing-tentatively-begins-february-23/#comment-68253 Jim-- If you got your Technician Class license before the No-Code Tech license was established, you can get your General Class license by simply applying for it. The reasoning behind this is that when you took your written test, it was the same written test given to General Class applicants, so if you passed that, you now meet the requirements for General Class. To get your General Class license, find a Volunteer Examiner test session in your area and fill out all the appropriate paperwork. 73, Dan KB6NU Jim–

If you got your Technician Class license before the No-Code Tech license was established, you can get your General Class license by simply applying for it. The reasoning behind this is that when you took your written test, it was the same written test given to General Class applicants, so if you passed that, you now meet the requirements for General Class. To get your General Class license, find a Volunteer Examiner test session in your area and fill out all the appropriate paperwork.

73, Dan KB6NU

]]> By: Jim http://kb6nu.com/codeless-amateur-radio-testing-tentatively-begins-february-23/comment-page-1/#comment-67748 Jim Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:15:08 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/codeless-amateur-radio-testing-tentatively-begins-february-23/#comment-67748 So no more morse code requirement for ANY of the license classes?Too many reports saying too many different things.I took my Novice,then my Tech before they came out with the NO-CODE TECH stuff.So what happens to those of us who had did it the old fashion way?I cannot for the life of me find a simple website that mentions it.They all refer to new requirements to those who have the NO-CODE technician class and after.I had already took my 5 WPM with my Novice,then my Tech,are you saying I just have to take an exam and I get the General?And there is alot of different information about where and what books to study from,can I still use the RADIO SHACK GENERAL CLASS BOOK ,or is it different,Is the Technician book from a year ago still valid to use for newcomers,because my son is studying it now,or does he need to get a current book?Someone should put one page with this info on a site,All this confusion ,element this, element that and CSCE sounds more complicated than it is.May as well take my 20WPM the old fashion way with all this brain cramp stuff.Matter of fact,it looks like all of this over-technical talk will reduce those who are interested just trying to find a simplified explanation.Too much information,boil it down please! N2NXZ So no more morse code requirement for ANY of the license classes?Too many reports saying too many different things.I took my Novice,then my Tech before they came out with the NO-CODE TECH stuff.So what happens to those of us who had did it the old fashion way?I cannot for the life of me find a simple website that mentions it.They all refer to new requirements to those who have the NO-CODE technician class and after.I had already took my 5 WPM with my Novice,then my Tech,are you saying I just have to take an exam and I get the General?And there is alot of different information about where and what books to study from,can I still use the RADIO SHACK GENERAL CLASS BOOK ,or is it different,Is the Technician book from a year ago still valid to use for newcomers,because my son is studying it now,or does he need to get a current book?Someone should put one page with this info on a site,All this confusion ,element this, element that and CSCE sounds more complicated than it is.May as well take my 20WPM the old fashion way with all this brain cramp stuff.Matter of fact,it looks like all of this over-technical talk will reduce those who are interested just trying to find a simplified explanation.Too much information,boil it down please! N2NXZ

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