[Noisebridge-discuss] Amateur Radio at Noisebridge?

[Paul Suliin]

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.

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Joel Jaeggli <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>> 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
> > Information Research and Technical Writing
> > psuliin at gmail.com <mailto:psuliin at gmail.com>
> > (408) 802-1147
> >
> >
> >
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Paul Suliin
Information Research and Technical Writing
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