1. Study using the “Now Your Talking” Book or the “Gordon West” Book

2. Watch the W5YI Tape in school or take a W5YI Tape home (2hrs) (see Mr. Benko or Mike Egler).

3. Download the zip file “nutest.zip” here (WinZip required- download here if needed) or…

or… Take a “Nu-Test” CD home with you (see Mr. Benko or Mike Egler) and place in your CD-ROM drive.

a. Run the program named “Nu-Test.exe” (see screenshot)

b. Under the “Options” tab, then in the “Mode” box, Select “Browse Question Pool” (see screenshot)

c. In the “Show correct option” box make sure a check is on “During question display” (see screenshot)

d. Click the “Tests” tab and begin memorizing questions and answers. (see screenshot)

Only when you feel you know many of the answers of the ENTIRE pool, go back to the “Options” tab

a. In the “Show correct option” box make sure a check is only on “After question display”

and click “Use Sound Effects” in the top right of the window (see screenshot)

b. Each question will “ding” if correct or “bloop” if incorrect. Any missed questions should be reviewed

by clicking on the blue arrow button that points to the left. (see screenshot)

c. If you don’t understand why the question is answered a certain way, look up the question in your book

by the question # (left and directly below answers) or simply hit “Explain” (to the right of the blue buttons.)

d. Continue browsing the pool, answering questions, and when it seems you know >80% of the ENTIRE pool try a test.

e. DON’T use Nu-test for practice testing, it doesn’t randomize the questions enough—instead….

4. Take practice test at www.aa9pw.com

a. Click on “FCC Amateur Radio Practice Exams”

b. Click on the dot window for “Technician” so it has a dot – Then click on “Take Exam” (both on left)

TAKE THE TEST ! It will break down results by section.

a. Those you do poorly in, go back to “Nu-Test” and only select those sections in which you are weak by

using the “Move to next section” blue button (Right arrow with the line along the left). Watch the sections

advance by watching the question #’s (left and directly below answers)— T0xxx=Section 0, T1xxx=Section 1

T2xxx=Section 2, and so on.

b. Re-study and when you feel improved in those sections, retest at www.aa9pw.com .

c. You need a 75% or better overall to pass your license.

d. 3 days before you must be able to pass a test.

e. 2 days before you must be able to pass 3 consecutive tests.

f. 1 day before you must be able to pass 5 consecutive tests.

UNLESS YOU CAN DO THIS YOU ARE NOT READY- DON’T WASTE YOUR $10

At the testing session, you need…

1. Picture ID (or a yearbook with a clear photo and caption that ID’s you)

2. 2^nd form of ID

3. Your Social Security Number.

BE THERE 10 MINUTES BEFORE TEST TIME- YOU CANNOT BE LATE !!!!!!!!!!