This thread is for people wishing to discuss upgrading to (or starting out at) the Advanced licence level.
Questions on the exams, course content, or anything else relating to the Advanced level qualification are most welcome.
Advanced Licence
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Re: Advanced Licence
I'm off to the advanced exam in a couple of hours. I just realised I don't have the passport sized photos ![d'oh! #-o](./images/smilies/eusa_doh.gif)
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Re: Advanced Licence
Good luck.
A mate used his home PC and printer for his standard license photos.
A mate used his home PC and printer for his standard license photos.
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Re: Advanced Licence
Yep that's what I used, digital camera and photo printer... Only issue I had with that was getting a pen that would write up the side of the photo without smudging ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Good luck with your advanced exam. Don't forget ... 90mins to do the exam and another 90mins to do all the paperwork afterwards![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Good luck with your advanced exam. Don't forget ... 90mins to do the exam and another 90mins to do all the paperwork afterwards
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Re: Advanced Licence
Found a pic from holidays last week that sufficed and some photo paper that had some spare space on it. One of the assessors had a permanent pen. You aren't bloody kidding about the paperwork either. The good news is that it's only once.Zebedee wrote:Yep that's what I used, digital camera and photo printer... Only issue I had with that was getting a pen that would write up the side of the photo without smudging
Good luck with your advanced exam. Don't forget ... 90mins to do the exam and another 90mins to do all the paperwork afterwards
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Re: Advanced Licence
Wahey - well done!robbage wrote:You aren't bloody kidding about the paperwork either. The good news is that it's only once.![]()
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Re: Advanced Licence
awww what now there's not going to be as many cool 'technological' sounding calls out there. ![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
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Re: Advanced Licence
One of my questions what to identify the electronic symbol. It was an LEDTyranus wrote:awww what now there's not going to be as many cool 'technological' sounding calls out there.
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Re: Advanced Licence
Woo congrats robbage! So what callsign can we expect to hear on air in the nearish future?
Doug Bell (Zebedee) VK6DB
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who says he paid extra to choose his own?Zebedee wrote:Woo congrats robbage! So what callsign can we expect to hear on air in the nearish future?
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the wia will give him a dodgy one...
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Re: Advanced Licence
Thanks all. I did use the fantastic WIA callsign recommendation service to choose my own call†. It's only $20. I'll wait until it's on the database though before revealing. My second choice is my initials, VK6RN. NSW people can't pick a 2 letter call but the rest of us can apparently. My hat off to the people at Ham College as well.
† This opinion may change once I get what I want.. heh
† This opinion may change once I get what I want.. heh
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Re: Advanced Licence
4-6 weeks according to Neil. It's nice to know all the changes have streamlined the process for maximum efficiency.
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Re: Advanced Licence
I once convinced ( for about 30 seconds) a fellow advanced candidate that the Melbourne post office had burnt down and our results had been lost. ![Twisted Evil :twisted:](./images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
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