Journal Timex's Journal: The more you know, the less you know

I started off 2018 by finally getting my Amateur Radio license. I went in with nothing and came out with General class.

I finished the year by going for Amateur Extra, and I passed. I was a little surprised, but it took a lot of work to learn what I needed to know for the exam.

What's that got to do with the title? Simple: The tests prove that I know a certain amount of a few topics. That's "the more you know". The rest of it is demonstrated by a common phrase in Radio: "Now, the real learning begins."

I'd like to get involved with emergency communication (look up "ARES" if you're curious) and try my hand at building antennas. I have a few in the queue and one in progress for the 2m band, so we'll see how it goes.