[CW] CW - No code - and little code

[Stan Barr]

Hi,

"Donald Chester" <k4kyv@hotmail.com> said:
> 
> I had a high school kid tell me the other day that he was interested in 
> getting his ham ticket.  He went on to say that with the published question 
> pool, it was just a matter of memorising the answers, and he could do that.  
> He claims to know of several hams that passed the test that way, without 
> knowing what any of  the questions and answers actually meant.  I guess 
> that's what they were talking about when they said we need to do something 
> to get more young people into amateur radio.

This is a complete contrast to the new UK system which requires both 
theoretical and practical knowledge and is assessed on them both.
I believe the UK is the only country atm that has an _increasing_
ham population - surely there's a connection.

If you go to the Radiocommunication Agency website you can download the
syllabussus (syllabi??) and see what we are doing.

http://www.radio.gov.uk/

-- 
Cheers and 73,
Stan Barr  G0CLV  G-QRP 3369   g0clv@dial.pipex.com

"Never leave well enough alone." -  Raymond Loewy