[CW] One Day to Extra Class

[N2EY@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/21/02 2:35:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
k4kyv@hotmail.com writes:

> > > > >From today's ARRL Letter:
>  > > >
>  > > > "New York's Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club--LIMARC
>  > > > --reports its first "one-day Extra" licensing upgrade class was
>  > > > such a success that it's scheduled additional sessions for later
>  > > > this spring. <  ..snip>
>  
>  This is exactly what I meant in my posting some time back when I 
maintained 
>  that Incentive Licensing was a dismal failure in terms of its stated 
>  intended purpose, to reverse the trend (that began long before 1968) that 
>  has turned amateur radio from a technically-oriented radio service into a 
>  communicator's hobby.
>  
Seems to me that what the "one day extra" class really shows is that the 
tests have been watered down to the point where a reasonably intelligent 
person with a little background can pass them with just a one-day cram 
course. 

I'm beginning to see your point, Don.

73 de Jim, N2EY