[CW] Re: [Fists] Let's Face It!!

[Thomas G Dolph]

I wondered about that seven or eight year old extra ham
myself.  Maybe she's an exceptionally brilliant kid.

No offense intended to the father, who no doubt is a
good ham and a great guy.  But it's hard to see how a child
of that age can understand algebra, etc.

Before I took my advanced exam, I had studied the ARRl license manual,
and I learned how to do the impedance
calculations, and how to convert complex numbers, and 
all that stuff.  My test paper had all the calculations supporting
the multiple choice answers I gave.

You know, those calculations would have given me plenty
of trouble, if I hadn't learned the loop theorem and the junction
theorem, and complex numbers, and impedance
in my college physics classes.

So I don't see how a seven year old could have that same amount of
understanding.

vy 73,
Tom Dolph  KG9LZ
Fists CW Club nr 5769
"When You've Worked A FISTS, You've Worked A Friend"

On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 07:48:36 -0700 Stanley <staniw@abq.com> writes:

>test. There is no requirement to have ANY knowledge at
>all, just a good memory. There are NO Schematics to draw, no antennas 
>to 
>design by remembering the formulas, there is nothing
>that requires you to REALLY know what in the hell you are doing, just 
>a 
>good memory and a note from your mother. I saw an
>article in an e mail (Think it was the ARRL newsletter) that a seven 
>or 
>eight year old just became the youngest extra class ever.
>WOW!!! That is exciting!! I wonder how many schematics and designs 
>that 
>little feller can do?? Would be interesting to know.

>shovelling **** against the tide.
>73's de Stan W5ZF #6183
>QRP ARCI #5582
>DXCC Honor Roll 350/350 all with less than 100 watts and wire antennas


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