[CW] Re: Here come the Attacks!

[Anthony W. DePrato]

ok how about this one?

1.divide the bands into 3 sections  phone, digi /sstv, and cw

2. then divide each section into 3 more sections   novice/tech,   general / 
advanced,  and extra
each test you took gives you more space and each test is  harder theory 
wise, and a question pool of not the real test questions( but like it use 
to be.) general area question's made around the real test question's.  that 
way you have to know the theory and could not memorize the pool (man w5yi 
and ncvec HATE me for that one )

3. same things with the cw sections  5 wpm 25 mhz , 13wpm  50 mhz , 20wpm 
all the band..

4. same with digi   psk hell pactor ect in half the section ,rtty in the 
other.

5 now you want phone bands? test for phone  you want to add digi / rtty ? 
take the digi /rtty test. you want to work cw? take the cw test.
and the cw test is NOT multi guess it is  5 mins with one min of solid copy 
PERIOD.

so this should make everyone happy. you do not want to use or take a code 
test you do not have too. you want to feel that what you earned years ago 
still means something IT WILL.

it will not add to those of us who are  VE's time, all that much we still 
have to give the tests and use the answer keys. most guys take a couple 
tests when they go anyway..

ARRL say's WE have too have more ham's This will do it.. you have a no code 
test (MAN looks at the grids from NO CODE INT.)
to brings thousands of new hams into whatever our hobby will be called down 
the road. and those that find they REALLY love this hobby and would prefer 
to spend hours on the radio then eat.. can test up for bigger and better 
things..

one more thing. if you were a tech and passed the general test years ago 
but only the 5 wpm code you get phone in the general section but code in 
the novice/tech section.. pass the 13wpm you get that also..

this way you get credit for what you earned no matter when you took the test..

OK NOW who is not happy about this ?

does this not cover every thing ?

ooops forgot SAT's and EME.
voice birds you test for them digi birds you test for them. all general 
tested tech's get to use them and all general and above also.
but all new comers have to test for sat and eme theory..

NOW WHAT DOES THIS GIVE US ?

IT gives the no coders phone and they do not have to cry about the code test
It gives  code boys the cw bands and we do not have to cry about  the 
extra-lite and no code hams
it gives a ez way for everybody into ham radio
it makes you learn and earn no matter if it is theory or code if you want 
to get more band space.
Ok what have i missed ?
with best regards

Tony WA4JQS
SINCE 1962
A1-OP  , OO , VE
AM,CW,SSB,RTTY,SAT'S