[Lowfer] Alternate Morse code test

Sat, 2 Aug 2003 20:48:06 -0500

20-meters will become even more of a joke than it is now. What a shame...

Mike>WE0H

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Jay Rusgrove
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 8:17 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Alternate Morse code test

Bill

Nice idea but it'll never happen. This is the membership boon the ARRL has
been
praying for.

If you get a chance check out a 60's ARRL license manual. That will give you
a
good appreciation for how far we've gone downhill. The current theory part
of
the test is a complete joke by comparison. Now that the cw requirement is
gone
we are fully "dumbed down" and the "Good Buddy" floodgates are wide open.
Breaker, breaker 14 200.

Let's hope they keep the phone and cw band segments segregated. That will
provide a safe haven for the remaining serious radio operators for the time
being.

Bill, you're going to need to know that code more than ever now.

Jay

Bill Ashlock wrote:

> Another thought on the subject:
>
> I would think that IF the code requirement is dropped or reduced, the
level
> of technical competence required to pass the written exam could be
> increased. This would tend to offset the concerns of the hobby turning
into
> a CBers paradise. The last time I took one of trial exams for the General
> Class ticket on the Web I was appalled by the low number of questions
> relating to basic electronic theory. Isn't this a far more effective
> 'filter' in weeding out the unqualified from the qualified applicants than
> something related to a neurological trait? Seems like there were more
> questions on the exam relating to operator safety than theory. I even
> question the need to know the exact details of all the Ham band
frequencies
> and limitations. These could be part of a 'station operating frequency
list'
> required to be located near the transmitter at all times.
>
> Bill A