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On Fri, 28 May 2004 20:11:36 -0700, wrote:

|Almost 10 years ago I got my Tech Plus license. Figuring I'd play it
|safe, I put the original in a 'safe' place, and have copies of it here
|and there. Now, I want to upgrade instead of simply renewing. Two
|questions: Is a copy sufficient when I go for the exams? (That
|'safe' place remains safe from ever finding it again, I think). Is
|the 'Plus' in the Tech Plus, sufficient proof that I have taken and
|passed the 5 wpm code?
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|Thanks.
|
|Ron KE6OJD

Thanks for the replies guys. I did go in there cold this morning, and
flubbed the dub for General. What was good about 10 years ago isn't
good enough today. I was surprised by all the questions about
radiation protection, some digital questions, plus probably a few that
I simply forgot. Can't say I'm too disappointed as what I feel I
missed was all brand new to me (wish I could have seen which questions
I missed, but guess that is verboten). As long as I'm studying, guess
I'll practice the code again too. CW was neat, though I haven't
touched a key in over seven years and couldn't copy today if I tried.
(I'm told that code comes back rather quickly--is that so?) Another
surprise was the $12 to take the test. Wasn't it about $3 or so 10
years ago? Anyway the interest level has gone back up, so I'll be
back.

Cheers.

Ron KE6OJD


The VEs simply don't know what questions you missed. Telling you that it
was question 4, for example, doesn't tell you the topic. On one version of
the exam, it might be radiation safety and on another it might be band
limits.

By the way the question pool canges on July 1 of this year, so either get
the current study guide and take the test before then or get the new one and
take it after that. Although if you actually learn the material rather than
just memorizing the answers, the subjects covered in the pool generally
don't change that much so you would still be able to pass if you use the
"wrong" study guide.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE