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Ham Radio “Technician” Exam

I passed the US “Technician” level Ham Radio exam this morning with 33 out of 35 questions. I had the choice so I made an attempt at the second level “General” class 35 question exam too but I failed it by 5 questions scoring 21 out of 35. Need to study for that one now. [...]

[ More ] November 17th, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Communication, Ham Radio, Interests, Life, Technology |

Ham Radio

Back in school, we had these “extra curricular activities”. Some of them, we could opt for during school hours and the others were available after-school hours. Instead of taking “arts and craft” like everyone else (so that they could just sit and pass time / mischief), I opted for playing musical instruments and that too [...]

[ More ] November 15th, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Ham Radio, Interests, Life, Technology |

The Private Pilot Checkride

Before I forget the details, I have to put this on record. My Private Pilot certificate checkride happened on November 2nd 2007 and this is a brief description of my experience. Needless to say, there is a tremendous amount of effort required to get through the training. From my perspective, I had three major stages [...]

[ More ] November 15th, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Aviation, Interests, Life |

I’m a Pilot!

As of 11/02/2007 1.45pm, I have a FAA Private Pilot Single Engine Land certificate or most commonly known as a Private Pilot License (in India). It took me rest of the day on Friday and this morning to catch up with what had just happened. After the Checkride, I was driving back home and my [...]

[ More ] November 3rd, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Aviation, Interests, Life |
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