15-07-2018, 08:20 PM
`FIRST TO TAKE U.S. TECH TEST -- BUT WHERE?
The new exam for the U.S. Technician license made its debut - but not where you might think. John Williams VK4JJW has that story.
"In case you were wondering where in the United States the first new Technician exam was given with the new set of questions - well, keep wondering. It wasn't in the U.S at all but in Australia.
Two candidates, Ward and John, sat for the test at a hangar in Bankstown Airport in Sydney at 8 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 1. But wait - it was still Saturday afternoon in the States! Getting a jump on things nonetheless were VEs Julian AG6LE, Bob AC1CZ and Brad AK2QQ as part of Oz-VE, which gives the U.S. licensing tests across eastern Australia. Better still, Julian tells us, both candidates passed the test. The early bird gets the ... license.
From text edition for JULY 15 2018 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA : http://www.wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/
Also in MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2018-07-15.mp3
The new exam for the U.S. Technician license made its debut - but not where you might think. John Williams VK4JJW has that story.
"In case you were wondering where in the United States the first new Technician exam was given with the new set of questions - well, keep wondering. It wasn't in the U.S at all but in Australia.
Two candidates, Ward and John, sat for the test at a hangar in Bankstown Airport in Sydney at 8 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 1. But wait - it was still Saturday afternoon in the States! Getting a jump on things nonetheless were VEs Julian AG6LE, Bob AC1CZ and Brad AK2QQ as part of Oz-VE, which gives the U.S. licensing tests across eastern Australia. Better still, Julian tells us, both candidates passed the test. The early bird gets the ... license.
From text edition for JULY 15 2018 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA : http://www.wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/
Also in MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2018-07-15.mp3