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 Police Call Frequency Guide DE MD NJ PA Radio Codes Maps Trunking w CD 2003 EX  US $9.00
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 Official Code Book Book Ca Police Radio Association dated 1947 US $24.50
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Does everyone know that you no longer need to learn Morse code to get a ham radio license?
Feb 23rd The FCC did away with the requirements for all ham radio to include Morse code. I know in the ham community this is a problem especially with older hams that have earned 20 WPM code speeds....what you all think I personally am happy Code was dropped and anyone who says now ham will become CB has never seen hams police hams!
I don't know if I'm happy or not, the problem is there just weren't enough new ham operators willing to learn code, and the FCC had to do something.
CW has its place, and one of these days I'll get my code up to speed.
Preparing for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Reading Comprehension test is a tough assignment, but one that any committed CHP candidate can take control of with some well-directed effort.
Comprehensive reading is much like active listening. It is a skill that can be learned and enhanced through continual self-training. To be the most effective law enforcement officer, one of the important skills you need is to gather and accurately comprehend facts. Whether you are reading a written passage or 'reading' a crime scene, you must be able to ask important questions and develop answers based on facts.
Jethro Leroy Gibbs, the lead character of the TV series NCIS, is notorious for admonishing his team to question everything, accept no coincidences, and apply only common sense to gathered facts. Fictional or not, this advice applies to reading comprehension as well.
The critical reader looks for clues in everything they read - clues that help them understand the author's message correctly and learn from the information given. This process of uncovering clues is the beginning of a strong foundation for your reading comprehension skills.
The answers you need for the CHP Reading Comprehension test are not hidden or secret, they do not require codes or specialized knowledge either, all the facts you need are right in front of you. You simply need to read with attentiveness and care.
Before leaping into becoming a reading detective, you need to have some proven steps and know what you are looking for: facts.
What exactly is a fact? A straightforward definition would be: a fact is something known for certain to have happened, to be true, and to exist. The qualifying phrase is "known for certain".
To start building your skills, you need to develop the following process:
1. Obtain the basic facts in the passage being read by asking pertinent, information-gathering questions: What happened? When did it happen? Where did it happen? Who did it happen to or who saw it? How did it happen? Why did it happen?
2. Determine the main message of the passage being read.
3. Using passage context, determine unfamiliar word meanings.
4. Separate fact from opinion.
When gathering facts, you want to also make note of clarifying details - this means that the descriptive words that accompany fact words or phrases are important qualifiers and quantifiers of that fact. Present and past tense, singular and plural word forms also clarify facts. Using these combined identifiers allows you to prioritize information and determine related facts.
For reading comprehension practice, pick an article in a magazine or newspaper and jot down the facts as you find them. Answer your fact-gathering questions and then develop a summary conclusion about the information presented in the article. Could you tell someone else what the article consisted of, based on your fact-gathering? Would it be an accurate representation of the material? Would your facts allow someone else to comprehend the information?
Gathering facts and clarifying details is an important skill to develop, not only for use in obtaining a successful score on your CHP Reading Comprehension test, but for your target profession: law enforcement.
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