This is the translation of the Morse Code from earlier. 🙂
TODAY IS MORSE CODE DAY! IT IS MORSE CODE DAY BECAUSE IT IS SAMUEL MORSE’S BIRTHDAY. HE WAS BORN IN 1791 AND INVENTED MORSE CODE I AM GLAD I DID NOT HAVE TO LEARN IT TO PASS MY TEST.
By the way I got my license in the mail today
Here are some links to translating and fun MORSE CODE sites.
English to Code and Code to English
Morse Code Music, Lots of fun!
– — -.. .- -.– / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / -.. .- -.– ? / .. – / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / -.. .- -.– / -… . -.-. .- ..- … . / .. – / .. … / … .- — ..- . .-.. / — — .-. … . .—-. … / -… .. .-. – …. -.. .- -.– .-.-.- / …. . / .– .- … / -… — .-. -. / .. -. / .—- –… —-. .—- / .- -. -.. / .. -. …- . -. – . -.. / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / .. / .- — / –. .-.. .- -.. / .. / -.. .. -.. / -. — – / …. .- …- . / – — / .-.. . .- .-. -. / .. – / – — / .–. .- … … / — -.– / – . … – ?
-… -.–  – …. .  .– .- -.–  ..  –. — -  — -.–  .-.. .. -.-. . -. … .  .. -.  – …. .  — .- .. .-..  – — -.. .- -.–
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Last year, Momma and I decided to try to get a higher ham license then Grandpa. He only has an Advanced, so we secretly took the class for General in July 2010. I PASSED and kept it a secret for almost a year 🙂 !!!!!
Since there is not a class for Extra, we practiced at home. I took the test a week ago and PASSED again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, for Grandpa’s birthday, we made a shirt to tell him. He was surprised because we did it all in secret.
Happy birthday to you
I got my First QSL Card!  QSL Cards are cards that ham operators exchange (if both have one) when they contact someone new.
My first “contact” (other than Grandpa and Daddy) was from New York. I had some help, Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) made the contact and I just got to talk.
Thank you for buying popcorn if you did. As of when I turned it in, I was at the top of my pack. My leader said that I had camp paid for 🙂 !
Today I got my call sign, it is kc9nyj.
It is important because it is kind of like my name.
Phonetically it is Kilo Charlie 9 November Yankee Juliet 🙂
All I remember about decided to study for my amateur radio test, is sitting on the couch, reading a library book. The book was the ham radio one, I don’t quite remember why it made me excited, but I do remember starting the class the beginning of May.
How I learned about my test was reading the radio book, and writing down the answers–I am surprised I did not get writers cramp because I was part of a class. (Grandpa offered to take me to the class and got the book for me). I think there were 5 people besides me in class. all of them where older.
The class itself was tell the answers of the questions that were asked in a notebook that the teacher gave me. I thought for the homework if I didn’t have Momma to help me, I would DEFINITELY get writers cramp. I just read the book if we didn’t do the homework. I could answer most of the questions by memory when the teacher asked the questions.
The test was sort of easy once I understood what it would be like. The real test was different than the practice tests I got at home. It was set up differently and the orange paper threw me off the most.
I was really nervous taking my test, so thank you for praying for me. It helped me a lot.
I did not pass it on the first try. When I did not pass it on the first try I felt bad. I missed it by one–which made matters worse. I knew I could retake it then but I still felt sad.
The second time I passed it and then I tried the General Class test. I got half of the General questions right. It was not enough to pass. But I did better than Momma!
Now I am waiting for my call sign. It’s kind of like my name and it helps identify where you got your license from, but not where you are.
Depending if I use a base station or a hand held radio, I can talk around the world on the radio!
Here are three of the questions I needed to know. Do you know the answers to them?
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What is the term used to describe opposition to current flow in ordinary conductors such as wires?
A. Inductance
B. Resistance
C. Counter EMF
D. Magnetism
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What formula is used to calculate resistance in a circuit?
A. Resistance (R) equals voltage (E) multiplied by current (I)
B. Resistance (R) equals voltage (E) divided by current (I)
C. Resistance (R) equals voltage (E) added to current (I)
D. Resistance (R) equals voltage (E) minus current (I)
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What is the resistance of a circuit when a current of 3 amperes flows through a resistor connected to 90 volts?
A. 3 ohms
B. 30 ohms
C. 93 ohms
D. 270 ohms
It was a hard test but I passed my Amateur Radio Technician test!
I also tried an Amateur Radio General test because it was free to try and I got 16 right without studying and I needed 26 correct to pass. So now I am going to work on Morse Code and my General license.
Thanks for praying.
Thursday (10 July) evening at 7:00 I am going to have a test that I have been wanting to do for a LOOOOONNNNGGGG time. This is my first test so I am very nervous. Would you please pray for me not to be so nervous? And that I have fun and that I pass it. Please pray that if I don’t pass it, I remember that it is okay and there is another test soon I can take.
Thank you!