Re: hich Re: Any real hams left?

In message <MPG.2514e8747d24d0b29896ce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Conor <conor@xxxxxxxxx> writes
In article <4aaabeb4.1617218@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Paul Starship says...

On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:52:05 +0100, Conor <conor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Dear Conor,

I've given you some advice at least twice.>
1.
To learn how to learn and turn that learning into knowledge to make
your tutors/maestro's proud of you so you can progress up the ladder
to eventually getting your M0 licence.

Tonight my friend and myself took our FL tests after deciding we were
bored with waiting for the rest of the course. It took us a whopping 7
minutes to complete. I scored 100%, he got 96% because he misread a
question on licencing.

Both of us are more technically competent than most of you are and are
qualified to a far higher level in electronics (with a RF bias) than the
amateur licence is ever likely to take you to. In fact, judging by some
of the laughable "technical knowledge" displayed on amateur radio
forums, it is I who is having to suffer you.

When I want technical advice from someone as poorly qualified as at
least 50% of this group, it'll have been because I've developed
Alzheimers and can't remember my own name.

Was this an official test, or just a practice? If it was 'for real', were you not tempted to take all three exams in rapid succession (which I believe is usually possible) so you could avoid the temptation to apply for an FL or an IL, and go straight to a Full?

Assuming you have the appropriate experience as an SWL (which you probably do have, albeit on some dodgy frequencies!), I really can't see the point in bothering with the two lower-class licences.
--
Ian
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