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My only experience with an amateur radio club: I studied to take my Technician Class exam, when I finished and passed, I found out I could take my General Clas
by RF_Enthusiast 3y ago
My only experience with an amateur radio club:
I studied to take my Technician Class exam, when I finished and passed, I found out I could take my General Class exam right then if I wished. When I took that second exam and failed, the club members looked absolutely delighted. I don't look like them, and their smiles felt like them saying "we knew the freak would fail". It felt incredibly alienating.
- threeio 3y agoThats a real shame... I've rightfully ignored all of the people who encouraged youth to join the hobby then shunned them for talking about topics that they weren't interested in or experimenting with different modes that they don't like... Ham radio has plenty of fantastic people in it, and like any other large group that tends to have its share of gatekeepers who believe we all should be able to copy morse at 45wpm in our heads. Shoot for the general again and use one of the online testing groups, simple and no judgement.
- MandieD 3y agoHamStudy.org got me through the Technician and General, Anki-style. The website was free, the app was $4 (one-time purchase, includes all three levels, plus a few non-US exams). The volunteers proctoring all three of my online exams were anywhere from polite to actively cheering me on (before the exam), and all congratulated me when I passed.