Ben Cartwright SASS
NES Member
So I signed up for the Extra exam in Braintree at BEMA and for the last two weeks I have been spending 6+ hours a day studying on hamtestonline. Really was worried about being able to pass the test. I am or was getting 80%-100% on the various practice tests but still worried.
I got there and it was like an inquisition, there were 4 VE's and a person from BEMA, I was the only one taking a test. About halfway through I started getting a stress headache but fought through it.
I handed in the test and the surprise on their faces as they put the correction template over the answer sheet was great! They had to really search for the ONE question I got wrong! Of course they wouldn't tell me which one I missed (I got a 100% on the General back in April). I had guessed at a couple but the hamtestonline made it possible! I was also lucky I only had to use my calculator on one question.
I am now WX1USN/AE
One of the carrots I held out for myself was a new radio to do POTA activation's. I am currently going to use my old TS-140 to try it. I am looking at the IC-718, FT-891, IC-7300 or FT-710 I like the IC-718 as it is old school, more buttons than menus and that fits with my shack, but I just don't know.
I got there and it was like an inquisition, there were 4 VE's and a person from BEMA, I was the only one taking a test. About halfway through I started getting a stress headache but fought through it.
I handed in the test and the surprise on their faces as they put the correction template over the answer sheet was great! They had to really search for the ONE question I got wrong! Of course they wouldn't tell me which one I missed (I got a 100% on the General back in April). I had guessed at a couple but the hamtestonline made it possible! I was also lucky I only had to use my calculator on one question.
I am now WX1USN/AE
One of the carrots I held out for myself was a new radio to do POTA activation's. I am currently going to use my old TS-140 to try it. I am looking at the IC-718, FT-891, IC-7300 or FT-710 I like the IC-718 as it is old school, more buttons than menus and that fits with my shack, but I just don't know.