"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
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Hey Steve, sorry for being ON topic :-) but do you ever hang out on the 2m
band?

"MnMikew" wrote:
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| "Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
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| Hey Steve, sorry for being ON topic :-) but do you ever hang out on the 2m
| band?

Very rarely, I can be heard on the 147.210 South Metro machine.

Hey! Are you a ham, too, Mike?

We could always meet on the air, one of these days.

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

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"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
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"MnMikew" wrote:
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| "Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
| hlink.net...
|
| Hey Steve, sorry for being ON topic :-) but do you ever hang out on the
2m
| band?

Very rarely, I can be heard on the 147.210 South Metro machine.

Hey! Are you a ham, too, Mike?

We could always meet on the air, one of these days.

No, not yet. Thinkin about taking the test this summer. I usually listen in
to a few nets via the scanners. Thursday TechTalk is usually pretty good.

Mike in Blaine

"MnMikew" wrote:
| No, not yet. Thinkin about taking the test this summer. I usually listen
in
| to a few nets via the scanners. Thursday TechTalk is usually pretty good.
|
| Mike in Blaine

The AMSAT net is really interesting, too.

Let me tell you, I just upgraded to General, and am now studying
for my Extra ticket, and I can't believe I put this off for so long.

Getting your Tech should take about two weeks of studying, and
so many of the ham clubs in the Twin Cities have classes. I'd definitely
encourage you to go for it!

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

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"MnMikew" wrote:
| No, not yet. Thinkin about taking the test this summer. I usually listen
in
| to a few nets via the scanners. Thursday TechTalk is usually pretty
good.
|
| Mike in Blaine

The AMSAT net is really interesting, too.

Let me tell you, I just upgraded to General, and am now studying
for my Extra ticket, and I can't believe I put this off for so long.

Getting your Tech should take about two weeks of studying, and
so many of the ham clubs in the Twin Cities have classes. I'd definitely
encourage you to go for it!

I've listened in to the AMSAT net too, some good stuff. I've been studying a
bit though I think my "Now Your Talking" book is already out of date in
regards to the test pool. I can usually get about 70% in the practice tests
without too much trouble. Should I take the test now or wait till the AARL
revamps the licensing?

"MnMikew" wrote:
| I've listened in to the AMSAT net too, some good stuff. I've been studying
a
| bit though I think my "Now Your Talking" book is already out of date in
| regards to the test pool. I can usually get about 70% in the practice
tests
| without too much trouble. Should I take the test now or wait till the AARL
| revamps the licensing?

I think you might try going to http://www.qrz.com/p/testing.pl and take the
practice test for the Tech ticket. Those practice tests sure did me some
good!

And if you come up with something you don't quite get, send me an email
and I'll try to make sense of it for you.

73,

Steve


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"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
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"MnMikew" wrote:
| I've listened in to the AMSAT net too, some good stuff. I've been
studying
a
| bit though I think my "Now Your Talking" book is already out of date in
| regards to the test pool. I can usually get about 70% in the practice
tests
| without too much trouble. Should I take the test now or wait till the
AARL
| revamps the licensing?

I think you might try going to http://www.qrz.com/p/testing.pl and take
the
practice test for the Tech ticket. Those practice tests sure did me some
good!

And if you come up with something you don't quite get, send me an email
and I'll try to make sense of it for you.

73,

Steve

Thanks Steve, got er bookmarked.

Thanks for the link. I just passed Extra. Now, lets see if I can do it again
tomarrow.
"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
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"MnMikew" wrote:
| I've listened in to the AMSAT net too, some good stuff. I've been
studying
a
| bit though I think my "Now Your Talking" book is already out of date in
| regards to the test pool. I can usually get about 70% in the practice
tests
| without too much trouble. Should I take the test now or wait till the
AARL
| revamps the licensing?

I think you might try going to http://www.qrz.com/p/testing.pl and take
the
practice test for the Tech ticket. Those practice tests sure did me some
good!

And if you come up with something you don't quite get, send me an email
and I'll try to make sense of it for you.

73,

Steve


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