I believe that on both the tech and the general there are 35 questions and
28 is passing.
Bob Wa0KZB
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From: "richard fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: Resources for Getting Your Technician License
Hi;
What is passing these days?
Richard
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From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Saturday, Dec 24, 2011 01:03:32 PM
Subject: Re: Resources for Getting Your Technician License
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>
> Let the VE leader know in advance you're blind and they order you or make
> you, if they have the test maker software which most do now, exams with no
> drawings on them, that's how they handle those so you only get text
> questions. A little math but I don't think it's as bad as it was. When I'm
> a
> VE, I always tell people if you do real well on the tech test, might as
> well
> try the general, it's a free try. Generally anyone who gets less than 3
> wrong on the tech test, even if they never open the general book, either
> passes the general test or comes with in a question or 2 of it. Enough so
> it
> gives them the drive to want it even if they hadn't thought about it
> before.
> I can't say everyone does but a good portion if they do very well on the
> tech test, they do pretty well on the general test. I can say of the
> people
> I've given the tech test to and they got 100%, have all also passed the
> general exam, weather or not they've ever even seen the general book. I
> can't say that's always the case everywhere, but that's been what I've
> noticed.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "richard fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 12:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Resources for Getting Your Technician License
>
>
> > Hi Scott
> > haven't taken a ham exam since the 1970s but I'm curious as to what gets
> > done these days with drawings or skematics? Might be easier to buy a
> > cheap stand alone calculator. I haven't shopped since my xyl & I have
> > two
> > from yester year that still work great but I have been told that your
> > basic talking calculator is quite cheap these days.
> > best of luck & since the tech & general have to be very similar these
> > days
> > why not go for the gusto and just try for the general?
> > Richard
> >
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