Hello Dennis.
04 Mar 97 18:02, Dennis Vick wrote to David Swart:
 DV> Thanks for the advice. I'm a very fast reader and quick learner. Is
 DV> this a process I could possibly get through before the June changes?
 DV> Hate to buy a book and learn everything the old way, only to have them
 DV> change it on me.
If you had the books in your hand today, you could be taking the test by the 
end of this month.  Then, if you fail it the first time, you have 30 days to 
study before you can take the test again.  You should be able to take the 
test at least twice before we get to June.  If you've got any inkling of what 
makes electronics work (power supplies), a little bit of radio knowlege 
(FM-PM modulation, RF propagation) and the basic FCC rules will get you a 
tech-plus license.
Unless you live out on the back 40, there should be at least one HAM oriented 
store in your vacinity.  Radio Shack seems to have the basic stuff, but if 
you can find a store that caters to the Amateur community, you  should be 
able to find the ARRL study materials and more.
... Unstrap me, damn it, I want to clap too!
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