Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM
To : Joe Delahaye
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Sep 24 2016 11:22 am
Joe,
DS> JD@> Unless he is going to the donut shop <G>
DS> Reminds me of a license exam session I was part of years ago, and
DS> every examinee walked out with a Certificate Of Successful Completion
DS> Of Examination (CSCE) for a new or upgraded license.
DS> When the liaison at the time found out, he exclaimed "What??!! No
DS> re-tests??!! What are we going to do for donut money??!!" <G>
JD@> I guess you had to buy your own <G>. Nice way to get back on topic
JD@> though <G>
One thing I've noted in having done nearly 170 exam sessions as a VE,
since I first became accredited in October, 2007, is that the atmosphere
is more relaxed. The humor of the VE's before and after the exam does
help to take away the nervousness.
DS> He was wanting someone to take over the session liaison duties, and
DS> when I asked him if he wanted me to do such, he said "Please". :)
DS> Sadly, he became a Silent Key last fall (pancreatic cancer -- the
DS> same thing my Dad died of almost 10 years ago).
JD@> Sad story.
One time, he made the mistake of asking for "testees" (instead of
examinees or candidates)...and someone replied "only if you have the
balls to take all 3 (Technician, General, and Extra) at the same time"
(hi hi).
I have seen that happen at least twice, if not more. One examinee
came in, and "did the trifecta" (passed all 3 in one shot). The VE
Team leader asked him what he did for a living. When he replied that
he was currently unemployed, the liaison replied "you have too much
time on your hands!!" -- it brought the house down in laughter!! :)
This individual is very active in a club in Conway, Arkansas...and I
have known him since the "BBS heyday" in the mid 80's and early 90's.
Daryl, WX1DER
... H.A.M. Radio Operator: H)ave A)nother M)eal.
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