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- LATEST VERSIONS: Novice v3.3, Technician v3.5, General v2.3,
- Advanced v2.3, Extra v2.3
-
- This is another announcement about the MacIntosh HamStacks which I have
- created. If you are not interested, press 'n' now.
-
- I have created five HyperCard stacks to help people practice for the
- written Amateur Radio tests. There is one stack for each of Novice,
- Technician, General, Advanced and Extra questions. Each stack is an
- interactive multiple-choice test, created from the entire question pool
- for that class of license. The test is randomly generated, using the
- algorithms provided for each of the tests from ARRL, so this is a real-live
- simulation of the tests you will get in front of a VE. There are some
- print capabilities (you can print a test with a separate answer key, but it's
- slow. you can also print your results of how well you did, along with the
- accompanying correct answer key) and at the end of each test, it will tell
- you how well you did, allow you to review the missed questions, and allow you
- to take another randomly generated test. If you can consistently score
- over 90 on the tests, it's almost a sure guarantee that you will be able to
- take and pass the VE proctored test.
-
- Note that these stacks will only work on a MacIntosh computer. HyperCard
- version 1.2 or later is required; they were generated with HyperCard version
- 1.2. Because HyperCard data is NOT stored in any ASCII form, there is no
- way that this data can be used on other computers, including IBM PCs, so
- please don't ask for the impossible. Also, I do NOT have access to email
- these stacks over the computerwaves, nor do I have ftp capability. There
- are a couple of sites which are supporting these stacks via ftp, as follows:
-
- These stacks are supported by ftp by Charley Kline, c-kline@uiuc.edu. To
- access the files, type "ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu", log in as "anonymous", with
- your email address as the password. Type "binary" at the prompt, then type
- "cd pub/ham-radio". The five hamstacks are (eg): novice-v3.2.hqx.Z,
- technician-v3.3.hqx.Z, general-v2.2.hqx.Z, advanced-v2.2.hqx.Z, and
- extra-v2.2.hqx.Z (or similar names). To retrieve one of the files, (for
- example, the Novice one), type "get novice-v3.2.hqx.Z". When you're finished
- retrieving all the files you want, type "quit" to exit ftp. Each file must
- be uncompressed before moving it to the Mac: "uncompress novice-v3.2.hqx.Z".
- You need to use Kermit to transfer the files to the Macintosh. The files
- must then be un-binhexed by UnStuffit, then unstuffed by UnStuffit.
-
- The latest versions of the stacks are shown below, and are compressed with
- Stuffit Classic. UnStuffit is included on the diskette. These versions
- include modifications for NoCode (very minor changes from v3.0 or v2.0).
- Novice version 3.3
- Technician version 3.5
- General version 2.3
- Advanced version 2.3
- Extra version 2.3
-
- If you wish to receive these PUBLIC DOMAIN stacks from me, please send me
- a SASE (self addressed STAMPED envelope - 2 ounces postage = .52) and 800K
- diskette. I will no longer send out the stacks unless the envelope has
- sufficient postage for return mail (in general, that means .52-.98, depending
- on size of envelope) and for those who send a standard business envelope, I
- take no responsibility for the condition of the diskette through USnail.
-
- Thank you for your attention.
-
- Diana L. Syriac
- 49A Meadow Pond Drive
- Leominster, MA 01453
-