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The great unifier in ham radio is that we all take license exams. Some of us had to make the trek to sit in the FCC building's examination room. Others gather around the kitchen table of a friend. But no matter where you took your tests, the pencil scratching sounds just the same. I don't think the sweat drops rolling down one's brow know the difference, either. Here's an exam about exams...pencils ready?

Ward Silver, N0AX, (aka "Test Master ACE") authors--among numerous other things--the Amateur Radio Crossword Puzzler, which appears twice a month on the ARRL Web site. He can be reached by e-mail at n0ax@arrl.net or by surface mail at Aetherworks Publishing, 22916 107th Ave NW, Vashon, WA, 98070.

Across

3. Fancy suit
5. Key understanding
11. Indecision between selections
12. Certifies that you passed the exam
13. Signals that circumnavigate the globe (abbr.)
14. Early sideband rig company (abbr.)
15. Collections of responses to questions (two words)
18. The time it takes to take a test
19. Film speed rating (abbr.)
20. Atom missing an electron
21. To really pass a test
22. A stack of cards
25. RTTY tuning signal
26. The different ones for each license class
29. Didn't pass
31. Hello!
32. Showing signs of wear
33. Unruly gang or crowd
35. Entry level license
36. To execute a task
37. That is (abbr.)
38. Optical component that captures pictures
40. Check the submitted answers
42. One of an East Coast pair (abbr.)
44. Measure ability (v.)
46. Mid-level license
48. For example (abbr.)
50. Scrutinize
53. Study group
54. A majority quality

Down

1. Accompanies stresses
2. Inquires
3. Thanks! (CW abbr.)
4. Raise one's license level
5. The state of being
6. The companion to 42 across
7. Period during which tests are given
8. You passed and got this type of light
9. High Voltage (British abbr.)
10. Number of code characters to pass
12. Amateur tests have multiples of these
16. Show up unannounced (two words)
17. And (CW abbr.)
23. Tickle me ... !
24. Metric distance (abbr.)
27. Top-level license
28. Slang for an amateur license
29. Fill these out
30. End of message (CW prosign)
33. Samuel the inventor
34. If it's easy, it's in here
36. From (CW abbr.)
37. Too much studying drives you ....
39. Pick an answer at random
41. The directions for conduct
43. Study hard right before a test
45. Organization that manages exams (abbr.)
47. A friend
49. Good luck! (abbr.)
51. Early type of PC
52. Relating to me