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There's a book out to get all you fellows who want to take Element 1 (the Morse Code test) ready for the new exam that the FCC will introduce on April 1 to replace the current 5 wpm test. Hurry now to get your copy.
#Element One Exam Manual (http://www.insulators.com/books/mpet/)
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kb2vxa
11-15-2006, 04:26 PM
You just HAD to dredge up another code/no code debate, this one from the 19th Century!
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That is a neat on-line book.
You can learn quite a bit of good basic stuff if you take the time to read it.
What worked back then will still work today, even if it
is not much in use anymore.
Study Guide for Element 1:
. = Dot
- = Dash
Put them together to form letters, punctuation, numbers and prosigns.
Any questions? Now go practice!
KC2PBJ
11-18-2006, 02:25 AM
Thanks for posting this historical masterpiece.
N7RJD
11-18-2006, 03:21 AM
Very informative site. Goes way beyond what one would need for the current test which is not a bad thing in any way.
Have it bookmarked and will have to go back and read more as time permits.
N1MLF
11-20-2006, 11:52 PM
Thanks for the link..
I enjoy old tech manuals so this is a definate keeper.
JW
KI4ITV
11-21-2006, 01:03 AM
I bookmarked it too and read a fair portion of it already. Neat stuff.
Something that really stood out was this quote;
Quote[/b] ]In conclusion, the student is warned against falling into the common error of expecting great results from little labor. To become an expert operator requires much time and patience, and the most unwearied application. Remember, that whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. The time will seldom or never be found when a thoroughly competent operator cannot obtain immediate and remunerative employment, however overcrowded the lower walks of the profession may have become
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ai4ep
11-21-2006, 01:30 AM
http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif ...so if the FCC is going to print a manual like this, they obviously have NO intentions of getting rid of the morse code requirement to become a GENERAL CLASS operator.
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ab8ro
11-21-2006, 01:36 AM
Quote[/b] (AG4YO @ Nov. 14 2006,10:41)]Study Guide for Element 1:
. = Dot
- = Dash
Put them together to form letters, punctuation, numbers and prosigns. #
Any questions? #Now go practice!
Heavens no. What did they teach you old timers? You should never learn "dot" and "dash", rather, you learn the sounds "dit" and "dah".
dah dah di di dit di di di dah dah dah dah dah dah dah
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