Comments on: Tech Pursuit

By: Dan KB6NU

Dan KB6NU — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:30:37 +0000

That is an interesting site. Perhaps when they upgrade the question pool, and I have to upgrade the cards.

By: Greg Wilburn

Greg Wilburn — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:22:28 +0000

You might try loading these to Flashcardexchange.com. Great site…

By: Dan KB6NU

Dan KB6NU — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:18:18 +0000

Good luck with the class, Alton. We are having some success with the one-day Tech class format (http://kb6nu.com/second-one-day-tech-class-a-success/). The trick, of course, is to then get them to really learn about ham radio by getting them to come to meetings, participate in operating events, upgrade to General, etc. Please keep us informed about how you fare with the class and about your website.

By: Alton Higgins, W4VFZ

Alton Higgins, W4VFZ — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:09:30 +0000

Just downloaded your Tech Persuit and will try to have it ready for my monthly tech class in July. I had been trying for 8 years to offer a technical class in this area (N.E. Georgia, Hiawassee, Towns Co.), but could not find any interest. Seems all today’s potential new hams (youngsters) are not interested. By “spoon feeding” my 10 year old grandson, he did get his ticket at age 10. But I’m always on the lookout for better teaching aids. However, thanks to the local Red Cross who provided us with funds, a meeting place, and labor (putting up towers and a Repeater), I did manage to teach a class “the hard way”, and did manage to graduate 8 new hams, with two more joining since.

I have a website (under construction), where I hope to make kits and technical material (hard copy, CDs, and DVDs) available for electronics instruction – following the pattern (but on a smaller scale) of HeathKit, where I was previously employed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Alton Higgins, W4VFZ.

By: Dan KB6NU

Dan KB6NU — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:01:22 +0000

Bob, I just double-checked and the file appears to be OK. E-mail me at cwgeek@kb6nu.com, and I’ll try to e-mail them to you……73, Dan

By: Dan Musgrave, WD8RMG

Dan Musgrave, WD8RMG — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:26:43 +0000

Dan,

Thanks for a great idea!! I’m the adviser for the N5MMI club at the New Mexico military Institute and our cadets don’t have lots of time for studying for the exam….they are studying lots of things and the addition of studying for the exam is a bit of a burden…. The game will help to make it fun.
Thanks

By: Bob Jones

Bob Jones — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:30:07 +0000

I downloaded the zip file twice and each time I got a message when I tried to unzip it that “The file is damaged or Corrupted”

By: John Mutch

John Mutch — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:45:17 +0000

KA3ZAG The quiz questions could be put in a powerpoint presentation that could add sound, color, and movement to the questions. You have a great idea.

73 John Mutch

By: Dan KB6NU

Dan KB6NU — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:53:25 +0000

I thought about that, but the problem is that the questions are multiple choice, and some of the questions and answers are quite long. To make them fit on a business card, the type would have to be very tiny.

By: Joe, KD8CEH

Joe, KD8CEH — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:21:10 +0000

I do have a suggestion: use precut business card blanks. You can get them at Office Depot et. al.

I’ve been using them to prototype a card game, and they work pretty well.