Five Year Old Passes Technician Examination

Centennial, Colorado, USA resident Colton Ragsdale has passed his Amateur Radio Technician examination at just 5 years of age and was issued his license today, Monday, January 5. For those of you outside of the US, the license grants full operating privileges on all amateur bands above 30 MHz as well as some privileges in portions of the high frequency (HF) bands.

Colton, who is 5 years and 9 months old, took an interest in radio at a young age. There is no age limit to taking the test. Applicants must demonstrate an understanding of FCC regulations, radio station operation, electrical principles, and safety considerations by passing a 35 question, multiple choice, written examination.

Colton passed the exam with a 91%, only missing 3 of 35 questions on January 3 in Centennial, CO, surpassing the 74% requirement to pass the test. Colton comes from a ham pedigree, with father Zeke K0XK, mother Debra K0KAI, uncle K5BBW, great uncle Bill K6KN and second cousin once removed Michael KI6FMN. He plans to use his license for community service as a voluntary, noncommercial communication service, particularly by providing communications to assist in an emergency.

Colton’s new call sign is KE0CRD and he accepts NTS messages.

 

Wow! Good on Ya! May it be a lifetime enjoyment.

Dave
VE3GSO

 

Wow Good job can't wait until you become a general.

 

Lots to do as a Technician in that part of Colorado - tons of linked repeaters, and mountains for 'hilltopping'.

 

We need more young minds to get in ham radio great job.

 

Cudo's kido.

 

Man, hes gonna get all the chicks!

All I was doing at that age was wiring my own model railroad set.

 

Great job hope to work u on 10m .
OLD TIMER HAM
Dave
WA2WAP

 

Excellent!!!
Good LUCK and 73 to Colton!

John WB4YAL

 

Hey Colton. Great job. Come on up to Thornton and teach my daughter, Laureline, how to pass the exam. Great to see kids getting into the hobby. Hope to hear you on the air soon.

Jerry KR0MED

 

Well he'll probably be far more mature than some of the operators 10x his age! Well done son!

 

Way to go, Colton...hope to meet up with you on the air in the near future! Good job, young man!

 

Me too.

 

Congratulations
Now get that rig and antenna warmed up.

 

Congrats!

At five I don't even know if I was lining up my alphabet blocks into words. I doubt that I was as reading didn't come until first grade even though I knew my ABCs.