[Noisebridge-discuss] Amateur Radio at Noisebridge?

[Joel Jaeggli]

On 8/22/10 4:09 PM, Paul Suliin wrote:
> Got it.  I think if I went for a cram it would just be to reinforce
> everything that I had absorbed from earlier studies, to have it fresh in
> mind just before I took the test.  The physics, cultural assumptions and
> history that I get from studying are a large part of the value for me.

Indeed, I agree.

That said, given that there's no cw requirement anymore you can advance
all the way to amateur extra at one go if you can stand to sit through
three tests in a row.

> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Joel Jaeggli <joelja at bogus.com
> <mailto:joelja at bogus.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On 8/22/10 2:14 PM, Paul Suliin wrote:
>     >
>     > Josh, what sorts of cultural things do you mean?  At the moment I'm
>     > studying for the exam using books provided by ARRL, so there's not
>     much
>     > of a cultural aspect to that.
> 
>     The cram is a product of the fact that there's a predefined pool of
>     questions, that with about 4 hours of reading you can cram enough of
>     them into your short term memory that you can pass the test...
> 
>     So, while you can study, there's not in fact much point per-see as far
>     as the cram goes. on the other hand if you want to know about the
>     physics and assumptions that go with the hobby the cram isn't about
>     that.
> 
>     > Best,
>     >
>     > --Paul
>     >
>     > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Josh Myer <josh at joshisanerd.com
>     <mailto:josh at joshisanerd.com>
>     > <mailto:josh at joshisanerd.com <mailto:josh at joshisanerd.com>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     Crams are great!  Go cram!
>     >
>     >     They're absolutely the best way to get started in ham radio.  You
>     >     miss out on the cultural aspects of things, so you'll need to find
>     >     some way to fill in those gaps.  But they allow you to go out and
>     >     buy your own radio, listen in on nets and things, and actually
>     >     transmit yourself Really Soon.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > --
>     > Paul Suliin
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