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<h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Ham radio exam held in Xi’an</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The<span> </span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Chinese Amateur Radio Club</strong><span> </span>(CRAC) organised the first Class C exam in Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi province, on May 12, 2018. 56 candidates took the exam and 35 passed<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Class C is the highest license class permitting up to 1 kW output on frequencies below 30 MHz and 25 watts on higher bands. The 150 minute exam comprises 80 multiple-choice questions which include topics such as Digital Signal Processing, Digital logic circuits and Digital communication. At least 60 questions need to be answered correctly.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The two other license classes are:<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">- Class B, 90 minute 50 question exam, pass mark 40, which permits 100 watts output below 30 MHz and 25 watts on the higher bands.<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">- Class A, 60 minute 30 question exam, pass mark 25, which permits 25 watts output on bands above 30 MHz.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">CRAC report the exam in Xi'an was the first time that the identification card image recognition system has been used enabling the candidate's identity to be effectively determined during the inspection.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Two posts about the Xi'an exam can be seen on the CRAC site in Google English at<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/BeijingCRAC" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">http://tinyurl.com/BeijingCRAC</a></p>
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