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I passed my Extra exam!!!

Gary DeBock
 

Congratulations Alex,
 
Nice work on passing the Extra exam!
 
I remember how thrilled I was in 1982, walking out of the FCC testing center with an Extra Class pass certificate. Have fun!
 
73, Gary 
 
In a message dated 7/28/2010 7:06:45 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rifleman336@... writes:

 


  I'm happy to announce that as of 20:00 this evening, I passed the highest / hardest amateur radio exam in the nation!!! I was only one of two who tested for Amateur Extra and the only one to walk out with a completion form. 3rd time was the charm and by Friday it'll be in the system and next week license in hand!!!!

  18 years ago I was just finishing High School when I got the new at the time No-Code Technician and ironically as I finish one tech school I manage to pass the my General and two and a half months later my Extra. I still can't believe it!!


  Alex N8UCN/AE     

Alex
 


  I'm happy to announce that as of 20:00 this evening, I passed the highest / hardest amateur radio exam in the nation!!! I was only one of two who tested for Amateur Extra and the only one to walk out with a completion form. 3rd time was the charm and by Friday it'll be in the system and next week license in hand!!!!

  18 years ago I was just finishing High School when I got the new at the time No-Code Technician and ironically as I finish one tech school I manage to pass the my General and two and a half months later my Extra. I still can't believe it!!


  Alex N8UCN/AE     

robert ross
 

Alex K. wrote:
 


  I'm happy to announce that as of 20:00 this evening, I passed the highest / hardest amateur radio exam in the nation!!! I was only one of two who tested for Amateur Extra and the only one to walk out with a completion form. 3rd time was the charm and by Friday it'll be in the system and next week license in hand!!!!

  18 years ago I was just finishing High School when I got the new at the time No-Code Technician and ironically as I finish one tech school I manage to pass the my General and two and a half months later my Extra. I still can't believe it!!


  Alex N8UCN/AE     

Congratulations Alex!! Good Show, something to be proud of. Hope you enjoy the New Privileges......

73...ROB VA3SW

Robert S Ross
London, Ontario CANADA
Bob Coomler <w6rjc@...>
 

Believe it.  Nobody did it for you.  Congratulations!
 
Bob Coomler W7SWL
Tucson, AZ
Still needing to just buckle down and get from Advanced to Extra


--- On Wed, 7/28/10, Alex K. wrote:

From: Alex K.
Subject: [ultralightdx] I passed my Extra exam!!!
To: "ABDX" , "David Williams" , dcraft@..., "Dareall Schwartz" <dschwartz65@...>, "Elizabeth Loughead" , "Jonathan O." , ODXA@..., "Mark Meece" , "jared soergel" , "Steve Mauch" , "Stephen E Mauch" , "Ultralight DX" , "Robert S.Ross VA3SW" , "Cindy Heitman"
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 7:06 PM

 

  I'm happy to announce that as of 20:00 this evening, I passed the highest / hardest amateur radio exam in the nation!!! I was only one of two who tested for Amateur Extra and the only one to walk out with a completion form. 3rd time was the charm and by Friday it'll be in the system and next week license in hand!!!!

  18 years ago I was just finishing High School when I got the new at the time No-Code Technician and ironically as I finish one tech school I manage to pass the my General and two and a half months later my Extra. I still can't believe it!!


  Alex N8UCN/AE     

Bill M <radioexray@...>
 

Alex K. wrote:
I'm happy to announce that as of 20:00 this evening, I passed the highest / hardest amateur radio exam in the nation!!! I was only one of two who tested for Amateur Extra and the only one to walk out with a completion form. 3rd time was the charm and by Friday it'll be in the system and next week license in hand!!!!
18 years ago I was just finishing High School when I got the new at the time No-Code Technician and ironically as I finish one tech school I manage to pass the my General and two and a half months later my Extra. I still can't believe it!!
Alex N8UCN/AE
Congrats!

-Bill
Larry Fravel
 

Congratulations on the Extra!  I have just gotten the book to study for it.  Been a General long enough! 
 
Larry K8YYY
Shinnston, WV
Joe
 

Hey Alex!

Nice going!
When I walked out of the courthouse in downtown Chicago
in '68 after confronting the FCC boys, I was on Cloud Nine! Enjoy being "Top Dog"!

Joe
Stephen Ponder <stephen_ponder@...>
 

Congratulations Alex! Tremendous achievement!

I have made it my personal goal to pass the Extra exam before the current question pool expires in 2012.

Study on!


73,
Steve Ponder, N5WBI
Houston TX
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------Original Message------
From: Alex K. <rifleman336@...>
To: "ABDX" <ABDX@...>,"David Williams" <david977@...>,<dcraft@...>,"Dareall Schwartz" <dschwartz65@...>,"Elizabeth Loughead" <eloughead@...>,<Glamgirl24@...>,"James Kearman" <jkearman@...>,"Jonathan O." <jonathan75@...>,<ODXA@...>,"Mark Meece" <ohioscan@...>,"jared soergel" <soergel.3@...>,"Steve Mauch" <Steve.Mauch@...>,"Stephen E Mauch" <steve@yahoocom>,"Ultralight DX" <Ultralightdx@...>,"Robert S.Ross VA3SW" <va3sw@...>,"Cindy Heitman" <www.cheitman@...>
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:06:04 PM GMT-0700
Subject: [ultralightdx] I passed my Extra exam!!!


  I'm happy to announce that as of 20:00 this evening, I passed the highest / hardest amateur radio exam in the nation!!! I was only one of two who tested for Amateur Extra and the only one to walk out with a completion form. 3rd time was the charm and by Friday it'll be in the system and next week license in hand!!!!

  18 years ago I was just finishing High School when I got the new at the time No-Code Technician and ironically as I finish one tech school I manage to pass the my General and two and a half months later my Extra. I still can't believe it!!


  Alex N8UCN/AE
kevin asato <kc6pob@...>
 

It took me several years of start and stop. Finally put it on my list of professional goals for the year for work along with my GROL (commercial) with Radar Endorsement. Finally went from Tech to Extra and got my commercial license in about 3 hours. The hardest part was getting over a the nervousness during the exam and then during the grading of each element. Seemed just as bad as when I had to go to the FCC in downtown Los Angeles in high school to get a 3rd Class Radiotelephone with Broadcast Endorsement (1975) so I could spin the platters at my high school!

73, 
kevin
kc6pob

Still needing to just buckle down and get from Advanced to Extra
mediumwavedx
 

Congratulations Alex, from another Extra. I can feel your joy.

Back in the 1970s when I was an Advanced, I used to love CW, and hung out at the Advanced band edges chasing DX on 20 meters.

Til one day I got a pink ticket from the FCC for operating 2 KHz inside of the Extra section.

It was then that I decided I had better study for the Extra because the temptation was too great. The best DX was right there in the Extra sections and at the edges. So I did, and in 1977 I passed.

Though not an active Ham anymore, I still keep and cherish that license. 47 years a Ham. Hang on to yours as long as you can.

Congratulations again.

73s and best DX,

Bill, WE7W

--- In ultralightdx@..., "Alex K." <rifleman336@...> wrote:


  I'm happy to announce that as of 20:00 this evening, I passed the highest / hardest amateur radio exam in the nation!!! I was only one of two who tested for Amateur Extra and the only one to walk out with a completion form. 3rd time was the charm and by Friday it'll be in the system and next week license in hand!!!!

  18 years ago I was just finishing High School when I got the new at the time No-Code Technician and ironically as I finish one tech school I manage to pass the my General and two and a half months later my Extra. I still can't believe it!!


  Alex N8UCN/AE     
Joseph Miller <radiodxer2000@...>
 

Congratulations Alex. Enjoy your new privileges and welcome to the club, hi hi.
 
 
73 de Joe, KJ8O, Troy, MI
 


--- On Wed, 7/28/10, Alex K. wrote:

From: Alex K.
Subject: [ultralightdx] I passed my Extra exam!!!
To: "ABDX" , "David Williams" , dcraft@..., "Dareall Schwartz" , "Elizabeth Loughead" , Glamgirl24@..., "James Kearman" , "Jonathan O." , ODXA@..., "Mark Meece" , "jared soergel" , "Steve Mauch" , "Stephen E Mauch" , "Ultralight DX" , "Robert S.Ross VA3SW" , "Cindy Heitman"
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 10:06 PM




  I'm happy to announce that as of 20:00 this evening, I passed the highest / hardest amateur radio exam in the nation!!! I was only one of two who tested for Amateur Extra and the only one to walk out with a completion form. 3rd time was the charm and by Friday it'll be in the system and next week license in hand!!!!

  18 years ago I was just finishing High School when I got the new at the time No-Code Technician and ironically as I finish one tech school I manage to pass the my General and two and a half months later my Extra. I still can't believe it!!


  Alex N8UCN/AE     




Phillip Fimiani
 

Congrats... !!!

Great achievment!
 
Best Regards

Phil
Lat: 40.8367633
Long: -74.1768412


From: Alex K.
To: ABDX ; dcraft@...; Dareall Schwartz ; Elizabeth Loughead ; Glamgirl24@...; James Kearman ; Jonathan O. ; ODXA@...; Mark Meece ; jared soergel ; Steve Mauch ; Stephen E Mauch ; Ultralight DX ; Robert S.Ross VA3SW ; Cindy Heitman
Sent: Wed, July 28, 2010 10:06:04 PM
Subject: [ultralightdx] I passed my Extra exam!!!

 


  I'm happy to announce that as of 20:00 this evening, I passed the highest / hardest amateur radio exam in the nation!!! I was only one of two who tested for Amateur Extra and the only one to walk out with a completion form. 3rd time was the charm and by Friday it'll be in the system and next week license in hand!!!!

  18 years ago I was just finishing High School when I got the new at the time No-Code Technician and ironically as I finish one tech school I manage to pass the my General and two and a half months later my Extra. I still can't believe it!!


  Alex N8UCN/AE     


jlochey <john.lochey@...>
 

Man, that is awesome!

Great work!

--- In ultralightdx@..., "Alex K." <rifleman336@...> wrote:


  I'm happy to announce that as of 20:00 this evening, I passed the highest / hardest amateur radio exam in the nation!!! I was only one of two who tested for Amateur Extra and the only one to walk out with a completion form. 3rd time was the charm and by Friday it'll be in the system and next week license in hand!!!!

  18 years ago I was just finishing High School when I got the new at the time No-Code Technician and ironically as I finish one tech school I manage to pass the my General and two and a half months later my Extra. I still can't believe it!!


  Alex N8UCN/AE     
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