[Fists] Dumming down

Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:04:21 -0500

I took the General in 1965, all multiple choice - I believe 60 questions,
and a send and receive test for Morse at 13 wpm.

But in Boston they still gave an Extra where you had to draw schematics.

I took the Extra (when I finished my two years "qualifying time") in 1967
when I was 16 years old, and there were 100 questions, 10 of which were
schematics - I remember the examiner, Ben Hartley of the FCC Boston office
pointing out that I missed a power supply bypass resistor, and otherwise my
drawing of push-pull triode amplification was correct, but he had to fail me
on that question for that reason.  He told me that other than that I got
them all right.  I knew I had aced the exam because I had studied and knew
my subject well.

I was prepared!

73

DR

----- Original Message -----
From: "K0HB " <[email protected]>
To: "w0oow" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:02 AM
Subject: RE: [Fists] Dumming down

> You must be older than me.
>
> I never took a "old General" exam, but I took the Conditional (same thing)
> in 1960, and it was all multiple choice, although it did have schematics
> and asked questions about them.
>
> I took the "old Extra" in 1963 and it also was all multiple choice.
>
> I have a 1953 License Manual in front of me, and the questions are very
> similar in difficulty to todays questions, although the Novice questions
> are embarrassingly easy.
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>
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>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: w0oow <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> > Date: 1/21/2004 3:30:05 PM
> > Subject: [Fists] Dumming down
> >
> > I wonder if I am missing something here.  On the old General exam, I
> > distinctly remember having to draw schematics etc.  I wonder how a
> multiple
> > guess exam can compare?  The old and new license manuals are comparable?
> > What is Harrison talking about here?
> > 73.oow
>
>
>
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