Telegraph licenses

Jeffrey Herman jeffreyh at HAWAII.EDU
Fri Apr 14 00:27:58 EDT 2000


> You will probably find that the tests have not been updated for a long
> time, as not many tests have been given in recent years.   This means you
> will be answering questions about tube transmitters, motor generators, ship
> antennas,  and lots of message handling questions.  Not one question about
> solid state electronics!
>
> I retook the exam in 1992 and found that it had dates of 1961 and 1962 in
> the margins.   It was actually as I remember it back in 1961.....!
>
> So, it may be quite foreign to today's exam takers.  But, that is no reason
> not to try, even if it is an academic exercise!

Would Shrader's Electronic Communication be sufficient for say, the
Second? I have his '80 edition; it includes practice questions for
the radiotelegraph (and radiotelephone) commercial licenses.

Jeff KH6O




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