[QCWA] CW Speed test.

[Doug]

You were lucky to get a young examiner....my general Class and commercial 
tickets were with a crusty old WWI vet who loved his lit cigar and blowing 
it around during the code tests.
73
Doug K7ABX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn at lava.net>
To: <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 4:19 PM
Subject: [QCWA] CW Speed test.


> All I know is that when took my Extra class CW test here in
> Honolulu, there were no such things as VEC's and we went to
> the FCC examiners office to do it.   We also brought my own
> bug an old Vibroplex original.   Both KH6WM and myself took it.
> He asked if he could use my bug too and of course I said.
> When the  young kid that was the CW Testor saw the bug he
> said "oh you dont need that" and he pulled out a regular hand key
> mounted on a base.   We told him per regs we were entitled to use
> a bug in the rules, and also a mill to do the copying test.
> He had a worried look on his face but handed us the text paper
> to be sent, and just listened and watched his wrist watch.
> After a min or so he just raised his hand and said ok thats enuff!!!!
> Then we proceeded with the written exam.     Bill and I had
> difficulty in not breakeing out into laughter during the CW exam.
>                         Joe/KH6JF
>
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