... Im up to a solid 60%on the QRZ practice test....
That would explain why I couldn't find you in the FCC database...
Passed my Technicain class HAM license test this morning
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That would explain why I couldn't find you in the FCC database...
You answered 28 out of 35 questions correctly for a final score of 80.00%.
Without study ... so I guess I should read a few of the notes and take the test for real. Miss a few about text modes.
In reading through Part 97, it seems they could have made this test much, much, harder (like some of the Cisco and MS certs that dive into details):
(b) An auxiliary station may transmit only on the 2 m and shorter wavelength bands, except the 144.0–144.5 MHz, 145.8–146.0 MHz,
219–220 MHz, 222.00–222.15 MHz, 431–433 MHz, and 435–438 MHz segments.
Second pass:
You answered 32 out of 35 questions correctly for a final score of 91.43%.
Woohoo! Seeing if I can get into Wednesday's test!
Without study ... so I guess I should read a few of the notes and take the test for real. Miss a few about text modes.
In reading through Part 97, it seems they could have made this test much, much, harder (like some of the Cisco and MS certs that dive into details):
(b) An auxiliary station may transmit only on the 2 m and shorter wavelength bands, except the 144.0–144.5 MHz, 145.8–146.0 MHz,
219–220 MHz, 222.00–222.15 MHz, 431–433 MHz, and 435–438 MHz segments.
Second pass:
You answered 32 out of 35 questions correctly for a final score of 91.43%.
Woohoo! Seeing if I can get into Wednesday's test!
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There seems to be tons of help guides on the exam. Im up to a solid 60%
Do you need to show a pictured ID when you take the test
Yes. Shockingly, no one was complaining about this.
I don't see why unless a BUNCH of people show up at once. There were three examiners, 3 people checking in, and several helpers. It was one of the libraries in DeVry, if you've been there it's in the far southeast corner upstairs.
Yes... heh. And yeah, it's B. There is a "magnetic field" question just like this with the same answers.
There's a few electrical theory questions. If you memorize Ohm's Law there is maybe 2 "figure out the current with 12 volts and a 2.5M resistor". Then you can forget Ohm's Law cause you'll probably never need it.
That would explain why I couldn't find you in the FCC database...
Yep. Keyword here is "practice".
Seriously it's not that big of a deal to pass the test. It's 35 questions. You can miss 8... Many of the questions are simple common sense. I would think most of the people in this club would find it fairly easy, I mean you wrench on your own rigs (so you know what a wiring diagram looks like and the concepts thereof) you've used a CB radio (and there ARE some similarities), maybe you've soldered something, etc.
What is the average operating voltage of a mobile transceiver? Think "mobile" and when they say "mobile" they DON'T mean "handheld"...
Without quoting the specific question, isn't it pretty obvious that if you're erecting a antenna tower on your property that the most important thing to plan for is that if your antenna tower falls, make sure it can't contact a utility wire?
Do you know the speed of light, and that a radio wave travels at that speed? Of course, and it's 186,500 miles per second or 300,000,000 meters per second. You've heard this stuff all your life (Thanks, Science Fiction!)...
Like I said, common sense stuff.
Im halfway though the qrz studying. I will be ready in about a week or so to test...
One of my Xmas presents came in the mail today
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Yes. Shockingly, no one was complaining about this.
Do you know the speed of light, and that a radio wave travels at that speed? Of course, and it's 186,500 miles per second or 300,000,000 meters per second. You've heard this stuff all your life (Thanks, Science Fiction!)...
Actually isn't 186,280 something miles and 299,9xx something kilometers per second (299,792 / 186,282 when I actually looked it up
. But only in vacuum, and 14psi isn't a vacuum. Nor is coax when these speeds are not even close - waves propagate down to 66% of that in many cables. But I'm hoping those sorts of details aren't on the test... 
even my memory of these values is fading. scary.
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It would be "C"
Its kind of a tricky question. You do store charge in capacitor, but not as a magnetic field.
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Actually isn't 186,280 something miles and 299,9xx something kilometers per second (299,792 / 186,282 when I actually looked it up
The answers are rounded up. I'm pretty sure if a discussion of physics regarding speeds of electrons in different types of wire vs in free vacuum vs in atmospheric pressure (which altitude?
) would make most people's head explode.Although the question DOES ask about "in space"...
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Im halfway though the qrz studying. I will be ready in about a week or so to test...
One of my Xmas presents came in the mail today
Nice. Good choice!
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Well, it is B...
An inductor (think transformer and it's easier, a thing with wires wrapped around it, and imagine those wires are a magnetic field... that's the visualization trick that works for me) stores a charge in a magnetic field.
A capacitor also stores a charge, but it does not use a magnetic field to do so. A capacitor uses plates similar to a battery insulated from each other. The strength of the insulator and the size/composition of the plates determines the charge. So it's an electric field.
Trick question, and there's a few more of them.
Another that got me at first was how antennas resonate, and if you make certain antennas "shorter" they will tend to resonate on a shorter wavelength.
I know most of this is not needed for mobile communications but you never know. You might be "that guy" who's able to get the last HAM rig running during the zombie apocalypse, thereby rescuing the last vestiges of humanity so you can board the nuclear submarine for Tahiti (because everyone knows that zombies hate Tahitians...).
Actually, an inductor is NOT a transformer; equating them can get you into trouble. However, a tapped inductor or two inductors can become a transformer.
Enough to make your head spin until it all sinks in. I've been doing electronics since high school back in the early 70's... hardware engineering for years after that, then software engineering, and latest 10 years marketing of the stuff I was designing. After 40 years of direct involvement in high tech electronics (think DC to microwave test and measurement - femto amp electrometers for testing ion beam discharge to 20GHz TDR transmission line test systems) - I finally learned I still know nothing about what I was doing so I retired from it all.
Enough to make your head spin until it all sinks in. I've been doing electronics since high school back in the early 70's... hardware engineering for years after that, then software engineering, and latest 10 years marketing of the stuff I was designing. After 40 years of direct involvement in high tech electronics (think DC to microwave test and measurement - femto amp electrometers for testing ion beam discharge to 20GHz TDR transmission line test systems) - I finally learned I still know nothing about what I was doing so I retired from it all.
Reviews and word of mouth seemed good. I know there are better units out there but wanted a simple handheld that holds up. Time will tell!
Ok Marc, since I saw this 12 days ago , Ive been on qrz taking the dozens of subtests and now am passing the sample tests above 85% consistently. Thanks for the tips.
Maybe there are others wanting to set up testing in the next few weeks or less?
Im ready
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Ok Marc, since I saw this 12 days ago , Ive been on qrz taking the dozens of subtests and now am passing the sample tests above 85% consistently. Thanks for the tips.
Maybe there are others wanting to set up testing in the next few weeks or less?
Im ready
Pick a testing date I'll be ready
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Agreed - a better way to learn! The updated Qrz test set up has changed since you probably looked at it last. One of the new features is that each time you take a test, the answer choices change order as seen here from their page >
Here is a short list of some of the new features of these tests:
- The system keeps track of your personal scores and learning trends
- Questions are presented in exactly the same way as actual tests
- The correct answer (i.e. A, B, C, D) changes with each run
- A record is kept of your successful completion of every question in the pool
- You can pause and review any question during the test, and even "skip until later"
- Works with all modern browsers, including Apple's iPad (no Flash requirement)
- Has suppressed advertising (for subscribers)
I just studied and passed my Technician (took test 01/08/2014) and hadn't noticed the random nature until I was in the exam booth... maybe I was just lucky with QRZ. No matter - the access to the QRZ quizzes made passing the actual test a cakewalk.
If you're hitting your numbers, go for it; there are tests offered all over the valley - couple times a week it looked like.
If you're hitting your numbers, go for it; there are tests offered all over the valley - couple times a week it looked like.