Yes, my extra morse test was of the 20WPM one-minute solid copy variety as
well. The multiple choice test is laughable. I have a friend who passed
his 20WPM multiple choice test and couldn't copy 5WPM in a QSO. Morse may
not be as relevant as it once was, but it sure improved the quality of the
hams on the air.
73,
Dave, A F 6 Y
At 08:32 PM 5/7/2004, you wrote:
> Well said, Daryl.
>
>I did the Extra (the old way--i.e. 20 WPM), and wrote the code out on a
>Perkins Brailler as it was sent from the exam tape, and did fine!
>
>Let's not ask for exceptions and special considerations that don't have to
>be granted.
>
>It does us all a disservice.
>
>I suspect that the original question here was asked out of good intentions,
>but we always have to be careful of the message we inadvertently may send
>when we ask for such special consideration.
>
>Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Darrell Shandrow" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 10:04 PM
>Subject: Re: Morse code
>
>
> > Hi Howard,
> >
> > Here's my conditional test for morse code... Morse code is not, in any
>way,
> > inaccessible to a person who is blind since it is purely auditory. There
> > is, therefore, no excuse for a blind person even as much as thinking about
> > asking for a Morse code exemption due to blindness, and I sure hope I
> > *never* hear of a blind person asking for or receiving such unneeded and
> > unwanted special treatment. There are inaccessible situations where we
> > *must* receive special treatment in order to have equal participation;
>this
> > is absolutely never one of those!
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: Morse code
> >
> >
> > > You have to bend over, screech like a monkey and hold your ankles.
> > > The test is receive only, you have to answer some questions, and it is
>at
> > > five wpm.
> > > You shame your community of blind hams who have excelled at code for
> > eighty
> > > years.
> > > If you can understand the theory, you can understand the code.
> > > Code is not required for a tech lite ticket, which allows you VHF and
>UHF
> > > privileges.
> > > It may soon not be required for limited HF access.
> > >
> > > Equality is taken, it can not be given. When we ask for unneeded
>special
> > > treatment we perpetuate a second class status for the rest of us.
> > > I know deaf hams who feel cw with their fingers or on their ears.
> > >
> > > Do you think if a person is learning disabled they aught to get an
> > > exemption for the theory?
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