I took my test back in July and here's my advice to you;

All alpha characters will be in the test. Most if not all numerals will be
in the test. Prosigns are there but are not required to pass the test.
Q-codes are there but, of course, they are already covered with the "all
alpha characters" mentioned previously.

The test itself consisted a simple QSO starting with a series of V's. They
don't count but copy them anyway. It will put you into the right frame of
mind.

VVV VVV KL1J DE K2UGO/4 TKS FR YR CALL VINCE. = UR RST 548 THE WX SUNNY RIG
IS COLLINS KWM380 AT 476 WATTS, QTH IS BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. NAME ZOLA = ANT
IS MONOBANDER UP 29 FEET. HW COPY? KL1J DE K2UGO + *

You will be asked the following questions (typically)

What is the receiving station call sign?
What is the transmitting station call?
What is the receiving operators name?
What was the signal report?
What is the weather?
What equipment is used by the transmitting station?
What was the transmitting station RF power in watts?
What city is the transmitting station in?
What is the transmitting operators name?
What antenna was used by the transmitting station?
What is the antenna height?

It helps to be familiar with different antenna types and rig manufacturer
names. When you hear RST being sent, pay close attention to the report. When
you hear RIG or RADIO (whatever), pay close attention to what it is and the
power level. Once you hear QTH, pay close attention to where the operator
lives. You will be sent both calls twice - one at the beginning, again at
the end. The slash will be in the QSO and you should know it. Everyone I
talked to said it was part of one of the calls (as above). Sometimes the
calls don't follow conventional formats. Don't worry about it! Don't worry
about punctuation or prosigns.

Try and copy as much as you can. If you have problems answering the
questions, the VE will then look for 25 (?) consecutive characters copied
correctly (numbers count for 2).

Good Luck!

Tom - AC9TS


You would need to know
"G. Doughty" wrote in message
...
Is this test open game? Basically, are all characters, q-codes, and
prosigns
fair game on this test. I have studied relentlessly and know a majority
of
them and can receive at 10wpm but everytime I look at a different book or
website I find more stuff.

Thanks for the input

73
G. Doughty
KI4BBL