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Call Sign : 26-CT-954, M7PLD.. Posts : 243 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Ellesmere Port Equipment Used : icom 718,cobweb,anytone 667, Age : 70
Subject: Starting exam query Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:35 pm
Forgot to ask dave when he did the video chat last night, Cisco Web ex gets open 15mins before exam starts, do you minus the window so you can open test reach where I presume the exam questions are, thanks
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:59 am
Yes just open testreach it will take over your screen. You then can't do anything on your computer until you have finished the exam and clicked "end test". You can still talk to the invigilator when testreach is open but that is all other than do the exam. When he contacts you a few days before he will tell you what conferencing software to use as i think Victor had to use web-ex but i had to use Zoom. You are exactly the same as i was overthinking Victor will tell you that as it was him who i kept turning too. It's only natural.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-954, M7PLD.. Posts : 243 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Ellesmere Port Equipment Used : icom 718,cobweb,anytone 667, Age : 70
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:24 am
Thanks done the Web chat, just about ready for next week, he told me print out the extra 20 pages off rsgb, which I have done, going off that 70 plus questions I am getting my wife to test me as the answer is on the page, based on that 70,,, I got three wrong....
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:39 am
Who did you do the web chat with. Was it the invigilator ??.
26ct954 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-954, M7PLD.. Posts : 243 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Ellesmere Port Equipment Used : icom 718,cobweb,anytone 667, Age : 70
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:40 am
Yes dave Wilson
26ct954 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-954, M7PLD.. Posts : 243 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Ellesmere Port Equipment Used : icom 718,cobweb,anytone 667, Age : 70
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:46 am
Ordered a LW-10 long wire, looking forward to see how good it will be
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:51 am
so midweek then ????? or even before. You could pm me so i can cross my fingers but then i know you will pass.
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:54 am
you have a pm.
26ct954 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-954, M7PLD.. Posts : 243 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Ellesmere Port Equipment Used : icom 718,cobweb,anytone 667, Age : 70
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:55 am
That's OK,,,,,, Thursday first thing......
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:57 am
Will be waiting for the post saying you passed around 8.30 to 8.45 then. Did you get the pm ??.
26ct954 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-954, M7PLD.. Posts : 243 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Ellesmere Port Equipment Used : icom 718,cobweb,anytone 667, Age : 70
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:03 am
Yep got your Pm, will check that out on Qrz will be posting about 8.30 am... Thanks Alan...
26ct954 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-954, M7PLD.. Posts : 243 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Ellesmere Port Equipment Used : icom 718,cobweb,anytone 667, Age : 70
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:11 am
Nice post on Qrz, because the icom won't do uhf/vhf, I have baofeng will put up a sharman for 70cm, I think we all need some holiday Sun,, looking forward to going back to the canaries later in the year.. I am glad I have done all the studying it's got to go the right way,, now I have all the time, and now I don't have to drive my taxi around, which I have been doing the Last, 40 years..
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:14 am
Yes it doesn't take long took me under half an hour and with my dyslexia i read every question 3 times and then went back threw most of them. You can mark ones that you are not 100% about and then go back to them. There was 3 of us taking the exam at the same time and you can see them at the start of the call but not when doing the exam. Was just looking at the repeaters and GB3MP is down at the moment but we will be able to talk on that one definitely but they keep turning it off due to a unlicensed iq0 playing and some licence holders retaliating witch as should be very fresh in your mind you shouldn't. Think it's down for 2 more weeks but you will have to have a listen in on the Sausage and Scouse net every morning 10.15 but you might fall asleep lol. After typing all that i am presuming you have a 2m radio ??? .
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:17 am
Did you look at the logbook and my aerial is not any higher than 15/16ft at the high end.
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26ct954 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-954, M7PLD.. Posts : 243 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Ellesmere Port Equipment Used : icom 718,cobweb,anytone 667, Age : 70
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:18 am
Just a handheld baofeng it only does 2m/70, if you do face book and type my name you can see my profile Christopher Abbott
26ct954 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-954, M7PLD.. Posts : 243 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Ellesmere Port Equipment Used : icom 718,cobweb,anytone 667, Age : 70
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:23 am
Nice contacts on 20m, anything into America yet, do you do Facebook...
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:28 am
Yes north and south. New to facebook but will look you up. The iq0 that has managed to get GB3MP turned off uses a baofeng and obviously it opens the repeater so we could well be talking very soon when it's back on. Will look on fb now.
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26ct954 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-954, M7PLD.. Posts : 243 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Ellesmere Port Equipment Used : icom 718,cobweb,anytone 667, Age : 70
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:29 am
Just sent you a Pm
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:33 am
sent one back
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Starting exam query Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:35 am
Found you on fb
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2657 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
One other thing. You will need your pen right at the start to write your pin number down he will give you just before the exam. It's to login to the exam then just watch for the green tick and your off. I know you will have all this just thinking back to my exam.