[CW] One Day to Extra Class

[John L. Sielke]

On Saturday 20 April 2002 19:16, Gerry Maira wrote:
> I think there should a way to distinguish the "old" extras and generals
> from the new, 5 wpm folks. I think a very good way to do this would be to
> require a "5" after the number in the callsign. For instance KA2MGE as 5
> wpm general or extra would be KA25MGE. After taking an optional code test
> (13 wpm for general or 20 wpm for extra) I could drop the 5 from my call
> sign. Extras would also have to pass an old-style written test to lose the
> 5.
>
> It sure would make it easier to tell them apart, especially on phone. You
> wouldn't have to wait and see if the op gives his "first personal",
> describes his "working conditions", shows poor operating practices or a
> complete lack of technical knowledge.
>
> I should add that this is a joke - some of the 5 wpm guys might not realize
> it.
>
> 73, Gerry KA2MGE

I liked it, up until you said it was a joke....

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