Hi Shawn,
Though I *never* *ever* want amateur radio to become anything close to an
unlicensed free-for-all, I am all for relaxing the requirements for
admission! I did get my Extra ticket the hard way back in 1986, but I'm not
childish enough to say that everyone else should have to do exactly what I
had to do. In any event, in amateur radio'c current position, we just can't
afford that sort of dogmatic attitude.
----- Original Message -----
From: "shawn klein" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: morse code
> Wow, that's impressive Dave, didn't know they had the
> test in braille back then. cool. I hear you about the
> newer hams, we need more interest, not less! And the
> bad apples everybody's been talking about for the past
> 2 decades, well some of them were old style 20wpm
> extras, lol. And lots of them have an out let in the
> land of flame wars here on the net anyway. A friend of
> mine back in A z, who's a uncoded tech, has been
> telling me he's even gone back to 11 meters, because
> most of the whackos are gone. Isn't that something!
> They're all yucking it up in chat rooms I guess.
> --- Dave Hillebrandt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > i also found the advanced to be much more difficult
> > than the others. infact,
> > it was the only test that i actually failed the
> > first time i took it. Seond
> > time i was extremely well prepared but not being
> > into the theory side too
> > much anyway, i found it really strong on theory and
> > more math where extra
> > had some of that but a lot of rues and regs which i
> > think are really more
> > important anyway. i have no problem with some of the
> > restructuring of
> > license, mostly because have met many people who are
> > good hams that may not
> > have gotten into it if things were different but
> > definitely more difficult
> > back when i had to go 85 miles to take the general.
> > The FCC actually did
> > have the test in braille though so have to give them
> > credit for that and
> > this was backin in 1974. Dave W4CI
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "shawn klein" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 4:54 PM
> > Subject: Re: morse code
> >
> >
> > > When I took advanced in 93, and extra in 94 I
> > remember
> > > the advanced was the hardest, and everybody else
> > said
> > > so too.
> > > Bet lots of folks are glad there's no more
> > advanced
> > > --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > > > The written for the Extra is definitely harder
> > than
> > > > the other exams as well as a
> > > > little longer. Coming from a college
> > environment
> > > > the test wasn't too bad but
> > > > I'm used to taking tests. The math is a bit of
> > a
> > > > killer unless you're really
> > > > good with it. However, with the multiple guess
> > > > format and no loss for guessing
> > > > its not bad at all. Personally I think working
> > on
> > > > it while you're still wired
> > > > from the General would be the easiest way to do
> > it.
> > > > The General is really not
> > > > too much more difficult than the Tec although it
> > > > does cover some more technical
> > > > material.
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> > > > web page
> > > http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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