[Elecraft] RE: Sad day

[Stephen W. Kercel]

Stuart raises an interesting point.

Who controls the scope and format of the licensing exams?

Does the FCC require that it be a list of multiple choice questions?

If you want a fair but thorough way of assuring that new licensees pay the 
dues, why not do it on the basis of an oral exam? Each candidate spends 30 
minutes before a panel of three very experienced VEs (maybe 25 years each). 
The VEs ask questions reflecting the scope of the standard question pool. 
This need not be done in either a hostile or high pressure atmosphere. The 
objective is for candidates to demonstrate that they know what they're 
talking about. The decision to pass or fail is based on a majority vote of 
the three VEs.

This is the time honored format that is traditionally used as the Final 
Exam for PhDs.

Steve Kercel
AA4AK




At 05:00 PM 7/21/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>I invite those seeking answers to why the code testing requirement was
>dropped to read the FCC's definition of the ham radio service given in the
>NPRM, as well as the detailed FCC comments to each of the petitions they
>considered.
>
>They clearly made a case of why test by mode, as CW is a mode; when there
>are so many other modes.
>
>They also made it clear the VEC was free to establish the test topics based
>on input from the tested community and existing ham operators.
>
>So, when the time to revise question pools is announced; be sure to notify
>the VEC of what you would believe hams should be tested upon.
>
>Stuart
>K5KVH
>
>
>
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