Michael Coslo wrote:


Cmd Buzz Corey wrote:

John Smith wrote:

... the "anateur exams" are certainly no hinderence, they always have
been as simple as pie--a college grad trained in the art of "test
taking" could study for a day and pass the most challenging



I think you need to go back and look at the early exams. There was a
time when an applicant was required to actually draw a schematic of
various circuits and explaine how they worked.


Is that supposed to be hard?

Can you draw the schematic for a push-pull RF amplifier using link
coupling and explain how it works? Can you draw an AM transmitter using
Heising modulation and explain how it works?

Cmd Buzz Corey wrote:

Can you draw the schematic for a push-pull RF amplifier using link
coupling and explain how it works? Can you draw an AM transmitter using
Heising modulation and explain how it works?

Given a little bit of studying, yes. Do you want B or AB for the pp amp?

Heising is a plate modulation method for a type A amp.

Buzz, it's just different, not harder.

- Mike KB3EIA -

Mike Coslo wrote:
Cmd Buzz Corey wrote:

Can you draw the schematic for a push-pull RF amplifier using link
coupling and explain how it works? Can you draw an AM transmitter
using Heising modulation and explain how it works?


Given a little bit of studying, yes.

Ah, there is the key, "studying", not just memorizing. Once you study it
and know it, it isn't hard.

Cmd Buzz Corey wrote:

Mike Coslo wrote:

Cmd Buzz Corey wrote:

Can you draw the schematic for a push-pull RF amplifier using link
coupling and explain how it works? Can you draw an AM transmitter
using Heising modulation and explain how it works?



Given a little bit of studying, yes.


Ah, there is the key, "studying", not just memorizing. Once you study it
and know it, it isn't hard.

I studied for my extra test.

A person would have to be an idiot to memorize *especially* the Extra
test. You have some 800 questions to memorize. Not real smart to
memorize that many questions for all that appear on the actual test.

Especially when the actual test answers are juggled from the pool answers.


- Mike KB3EIA -