Not too many people can say they took (and PASSED) the Technician Amateur Radio License Exam for their birthday, but that's what I did. DH took it too and also passed with flying colors. In fact, we each only missed one question. The test is made up of 35 questions randomly selected from a pool of 300. DH and I had different sets of questions, so we couldn't even cheat off each other, ha ha! Once our names appear in the FCC database, we will then legally be allowed to communicate on certain bands on a ham radio (probably 3 or 4 days from now). We will also find out our call signs at that time.
If you think you know anything about Amateur (Ham) radio, go to this site and try taking a test or two: Ham Radio Practice Tests . I learned some of the material, but memorized a LOT of it. If you discover that you don't know too much about ham radio, but are interested, I found these Ham Radio Podclass Podcasts really helpful, and surprisingly interesting as well. I also read the book Ham Radio for Dummies (request it through your local library if you don't want to buy it).
This is all assuming of course you have some interest in this. Otherwise this is probably the most boring blog entry you've ever read.
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