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<DIV><STRONG>By Recommendation T/R 61-01</STRONG>, the FCC <B>Technician
license</B> is equivalent to <B>CEPT</B> Class 2. </DIV>
<H1>Girl, 8, parents band together as ham radio operators</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Mikaila Williams</STRONG> is a whiz at her
schoolwork. She loves her pet hamster Summer, who she says has "g-force" because
of her ability to escape her cage. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Mikaila loves to read. Her favorite book so far: "Heidi,"
although she pronounces it "Heady." </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>She's every bit of 8 years old. And she's a newly licensed
amateur radio technician. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Mikaila's mother, Jen, and stepfather Ron Fetters are ham
radio operators, so she has seen how the 100-year-old technology has remained
valuable and relevant, even in this age of smartphones and social networking.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>And Mikaila -- who's not yet on Facebook or Twitter -- says
she wants to be helpful. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>So she studied for her technician's license, passing an
exam that covered such topics as radio frequency signals, the velocity of radio
waves and antenna installation. One question from a sample test: "What
electrical component is used to connect or disconnect electrical circuits?"
(Possible answers: variable resistor, switch, inductor or Zener diode.)
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>And last week, at first crack, she passed. "I only missed
three (questions)," she said. "I could have missed nine (and still passed)."
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>This week, she received her license in the mail.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Her call letters are KK4BFK. That's kilo, kilo, 4, bravo,
foxtrot, kilo, in radiospeak.</FONT></P>
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