Monthly Archives: December 2010

Certificate of Proficiency

Posted on 2010-12-10 by James

Well today my Certificate of Proficiency in Amateur Radio finally arrived from Industry Canada. I never really think much of these so-called milestones, in particular this one merely because I intend to pass the Advanced exam, and quite likely the … Continue reading →

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OVMRC Course – Week 10

Posted on 2010-12-07 by James

This Week: *Amplifiers / Oscillators by VE3EJJ *Transmission Techniques / Modes by VE3SUY This week Ernie (VE3EJJ) covered a topic which was of great interest to me as a child: amplifiers. When I was young, I used to play with … Continue reading →

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Missed it by 2 questions!

Posted on 2010-12-06 by James

Did my usual practice exam today and nearly scored perfect! I attribute the score to the random chance that I get all of the easiest possible questions from RIC-8 (the Advanced question bank) and fumbled on what should have been … Continue reading →

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Progress..

Posted on 2010-12-03 by James

I make a point of trying a practice Advanced exam at least once a day and I log the results using the exam generator software. It seems my score fluctuates between 74% and 80% which is frustrating. I know that … Continue reading →

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