[TenTec] Extra Class Licensing

[W1GOR]

Stuart,

Very well said... Demonstrate the method to the student, and have the 
student demonstrate their ability to you.
"...teach a man to fish..."

73, Larry - W1GOR, formerly KØCTC, K2ISH since the very early fifties...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Rohre" <rohre at arlut.utexas.edu>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Extra Class Licensing


> The problem in not just ham tests, in fact the Extra Class question pool 
> is
> larger than ever before since they added the former Advanced questions to
> it.   Just memorizing is not something I ever found easy to do, and I 
> really
> doubt that it is easier than learning the basics of how things work.
>
> To do that you have to take 9 th grade General Science, High School
> Chemistry and High School Physics.  Building a crystal set is good.  Those
> are the things apparently lacking from schools today.  A ham club can 
> start
> a school program in electronics and ham radio.  The ARRL is sponsoring it
> and provides funding to committed schools.  It is called, "The Big 
> Project"
> and it is one big enough for us all that are licensed to help with.
> Syllabus help is available from ARRL and other schools like the ones you
> read about in QST.
>
> Elmering newer hams no matter their license level; is good.   But instead 
> of
> you doing all the work, show them the formula for the dipole, make them
> carry out the calculation, and tell them about leaving some footage on 
> each
> end to adjust the frequency once you have it in location.  Out in the 
> yard,
> make them use the tools to measure and cut the wire.  Show them on one
> insulator how to wrap the wire around the eye and back on itself.  Then, 
> let
> them do the other end insulator.  Each of you, or preferably the newbie, 
> do
> the center, with you supervising his attachment of the feeder and the
> antenna connector.   "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach
> him to fish and you feed him for life."
> 73,
> Stuart
> K5KVH
>
>
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