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Advanced Licence
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:57 am
by Zebedee
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.
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:45 am
by robbage
I'm off to the advanced exam in a couple of hours. I just realised I don't have the passport sized photos
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:46 am
by VK6ZMS
Good luck.
A mate used his home PC and printer for his standard license photos.
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:03 am
by Zebedee
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
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:19 am
by robbage
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:36 am
by meg
Wahey - well done!
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:25 pm
by Tyranus
awww what now there's not going to be as many cool 'technological' sounding calls out there.
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:22 pm
by robbage
Tyranus wrote:awww what now there's not going to be as many cool 'technological' sounding calls out there.
One of my questions what to identify the electronic symbol. It was an LED
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:56 pm
by Zebedee
Woo congrats robbage! So what callsign can we expect to hear on air in the nearish future?
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:42 pm
by Fastlane
Zebedee wrote:Woo congrats robbage! So what callsign can we expect to hear on air in the nearish future?
who says he paid extra to choose his own?
</dig at wia>
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:27 pm
by Tyranus
the wia will give him a dodgy one...
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:48 pm
by WPXZBP
Well done robbage. Welcome to the dark side.
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:47 am
by robbage
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
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:23 pm
by robbage
4-6 weeks according to Neil. It's nice to know all the changes have streamlined the process for maximum efficiency.
Re: Advanced Licence
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:52 pm
by VK6ZMS
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.