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by KG6WLS on August 18, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
Hello and thanks to those that have answered some of my questions in the past here on eHam. Regarding the Element 1 test, I know that this has come up MANY of times before in this forum. I understand that one needs to have a solid copy of 25 or more consecutive characters (prosigns/numerics count as 2), OR answer 7 out of 10 questions correctly after the audio portion of the test. But seeing how some of us have a tendecy to miss another stations call sign due to some partial dyslexia even when on the phone portion of the bands (and I'll add that it doesn't help either when their audio/sig is low and they give their call signs out "Lickity-Split" on the phone portion). So, I'll ask this question w/ an example. Will a solid copy of 25 or more consecutive characters between the call signs be a PASS? Say that I miss KB?XY? de WA??YX at the BEGIN and the END of the audio portion of the test, and then a solid copy of i.e.: ---Good copy Mike. Rig here is Icom 746 and run 210 watts.--- I work CW with the local hams out here on 6 and 2 meters and after awhile the call signs are easily recognised, but other call signs (to me) tend to throw me off. But, the rest of the CW QSO's I'm able to fill in the blanks such as: "Location is San D*go and the weathe is wondefu" I'm taking the test in a couple of weeks. Wish me luck :) Thanks in advance! 73 Mike

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by W3LK on August 18, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
It's 25 consecutive characters, period. It matters not where in the exam QSO those 25 characters fall. Good Luck on the exam. 73, Lon - W3LK Baltimore, Maryland

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by W3LK on August 18, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
PS ... Be sure to actually LOOK at what you have written down and correct any obvious mistakes or omissions in your character string BEFORE you turn in the exam. This is perfectly legal. I didn't do this the first time around and I had 24 consecutive characters TWICE, but would have had 25 in each string if I had corrected one letter on either end. 73, Lon - W3LK Baltimore, Maryland

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by W5RB on August 19, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
Any 25 in a row will do , even if they start and end in the middle of a word .Remember that one of the likely places for the slant bar to show up is in the callsigns .Work on your numbers and prosigns a bit before test day .If you've been copying on-air code , the test will be a breeze .Good luck . Russ , W5RB

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by AE6RF on August 19, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
> If you've been copying on-air code , the test will be a breeze I'd been working with one of the local Technicians to get his code up and running. We'd been working on 2m CW for a while. He passed his 5 WPM test with a skanty 97 characters in a row... 2m or 6m CW, on the air, is a GREAT way for folks to gain confidence prior to taking the test. Besides the test's nice clean audio will sound heavenly compaired to an "on the air signal" 73 de Donald

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by KC0RDG on August 20, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
Great post, I myself have a question reguarding the test. I'm assuming for the test you are allowed to have a piece of paper and a pencil. I also assume that the VE's don't mind what you write down on the paper, is this correct? By this, I mean, what if I'm copying letters down and come to one that stumps me, can I just write down the .--. or whatever it is and keep going and come back to it later? I've been studying the code at 20wpm and have the alphabet and numbers learned, slowly mastering the ,.? and / Thanks!

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by AE6RF on August 20, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
What the VE accepts is up to the VE. I believe it would take a pretty picky person to disallow the occasional ..-. On the other hand I wouldn't count on writing out the entire thing in dots and dashs and translating it to plain text. Some folks _might_ allow that, but it seems very much against the spirit of the exam. 73 de Donald

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by W5RB on August 20, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
Policy may vary from one VE team to another , but many , maybe most , have a policy against examinees writing down dots and dashes .It's discouraged by ARRL/VEC . Check with your particular VE team about their policy . If you know all the characters , you'll have no trouble passing the 5WPM test . Just make a long underline when you miss a character , you'll have a few minutes to "clean up" your copy sheet and interpret any shorthand after the end of the 5-minute run .Just try to relax . I watched one examinee get rattled in his first minute , then shook it off and copied the next two minutes solid without missing one.Sounds like you're ready ...just go for it . Good luck . Russ , W5RB

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by N0IU on August 21, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
I agree with the comment about looking at your copy before you answer the questions. One thing about the ARRL tests is that they are "correct". By this I mean that the callsign will match the location of the operator. In other words, if you copied the QTH as Miami, FL but you were not sure of the number in the callsign, you can most likely be sure that it was a 4. As far as writing down dots and dashes, the VE team must announce that they will not accept this BEFORE the test begins. Good luck! Scott N0IU

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by N8UZE on August 21, 2006	Mail this to a friend!
Use a pencil. Then it's easier to correct obvious errors and put in the correct letter.

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