okay so a month ago I decided if I am ever going to hope to pass the extra exam now may well be the best time , before 6/30/02 new tests, well enough about me other than to say I have zero technical training , zero electronical (yeah I made that word up) training and I have never worked in either field but last night I, well as I said enough about me. The real heroes are qrz.com, eham.net ,aa9pw,and gordon west. Without the help from these sources , all of it free by the way except for west's book( which radio shack is discounting now to get rid of them to make way for the new).
I would suggest that anyone with the desire still has lots of time to study for and nail this test. I first took a practice test (offered by qrz,eham and aa9pw) and did a whopping 25 % correct, I realized the west book may be a good investment and it was. so between the book , which I read three times, and the tests , I took about 35 times , I was averaging about 82 % which some one once said if you can do that , well enough about me, any how I do wish to offer to others a valid path to success .
as a note all testing sites use actual questions from the pool presented in their own unique ways none is better than the other they are all good they just do things a little different and each has its stellar virtues that make the various applications for different needs.
For those still wondering I did, oh yeah this is not about me !!!!!!
Thanks again QRZ, EHAM, AA9PW and West