03-06-18 20:19 Jeff Smith wrote to Ed Vance about ARRL Requests Expanded HF
Howdy! Jeff,

 JS> {at}MSGID: 
 JS> Hello Ed,

 > You would know for sure.
 > Is the General and Technician Written Test the same?

 JS> I didn't think the General test was that much harder at all. The only
 JS> part that was a tad harder was memorizing the band plans and knowing
 JS> what frequencies went where, but that clicked eventually. Everything
 JS> else is basic electronic theory. The Technician license seemed to focus
 JS> on rules and regulations, while the General is more technology-based.

The General writen test back in 1959 had R&R, Electronics and Technology
in the 50 Multiple Choice Questions.

I'm thinking back then it took 74 per cent correct answers to pass the
written test.

I used the scratch paper provided with the test to mark the Question Number
on if I wasn't really sure of the answer I marked.

Or, if the question was a really hard one I would mark its number down so
I could go back to it after I had marked my answer for all of the other
test questions.

I sure didn't want the F.C.C. Examiner to see an unmarked question, which
He would put a Red Pencil Mark on.

Before going to the Exam I had figured out that I could miss 13 of the 50
Questions and still get my License upgraded to General.
So if I saw less than 13 numbers on my scratch paper I was sure that
I had passed the written portion.

But I would look again at the questions that I marked on my scratch paper
to see if maybe I needed to make a different choice than the one I had
marked on the test paper.

In 1959 the only Frequency Restrictions was for the Novice and Technician.

A General, Conditional, Advanced and Amateur Extra could operate A1 CW on
all of the Band(s) and A3 or A3a Voice on the upper portions of the Band(s).
Somewhere in the 10 Meter Band and above F3 Voice could be used (iirc).

I'll have to go look at my old A.R.R.L. License Manual to see how close I
was to what I wrote in my last paragraph.   Duh!

73 de Ed W9ODR .                    .


... I can't remember how long I've had amnesia.
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