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What makes a real ham
On Jun 14, 6:00�am, John Davis wrote
: In this case I meant orbital mechanics, Apogee, Perogee, Period and that kind of thing, All of which are indeed on the Extra class exam pool. Yes, they are - as are many other subjects. But the orbital mechanics questions make up only a small part of the question pool. Even if some of them are in a prospective Extra's test, s/he could get them all wrong and still pass. They represent but a small part of the question pool. ---- It is my understanding that the term "rocket science" came into popularity during the early days of NASA, when people like Von Braun were well-known figures in the "space race", as the USA tried to catch up to the Soviets. It is also my understanding that Von Braun did not like the term at all, and described himself and the others as engineers, not scientists. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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What makes a real ham
On 6/14/2010 10:08 AM, N2EY wrote:
On Jun 14, 6:00�am, John w rote : In this case I meant orbital mechanics, Apogee, Perogee, Period and that kind of thing, All of which are indeed on the Extra class exam pool. Yes, they are - as are many other subjects. But the orbital mechanics questions make up only a small part of the question pool. Even if some of them are in a prospective Extra's test, s/he could get them all wrong and still pass. They represent but a small part of the question pool. OH, no argument there , IN fact I think we have reached full agreement. My point is not how much of the exam pool, nor how much of the exame itself, but the fact that they ARE there, and you should now this stuff before forking over the exam fee. Inj the old days, when I first got my call, I did not have to know tihs stuff.. I did... however, have to know Mr. Morse's code. |
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