After reading the ARRL General book and spending a few days going over the question pool I screwed up my courage and took Element 3. I was so nervous when I went in that I filled out the FCC application incorrectly — definitely not a good way to start the exam. Went through and answered the questions I knew cold then counted them: 26, enough to squeak by. Answered the ones I’d skipped, turned in my exam and was really relieved to hear that I’d only gotten one wrong.<\/p>\n
Now to set up an HF antenna and do some QRP on the low bands. Unfortunately for me the nearest ham store is in Cleveland, a 2.5 hour drive away, so it’s all mail order or Radio Shack until I can spare an entire weekend day. On the other hand, they do have a better selection of wine over that way, there’s a Trader Joe’s, and a few other things we don’t have here in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
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