In article , JJ
writes:

Steve Robeson, K4CAP wrote:

Lennie whinned and cried:

If a 6-year-old can pass an Extra exam, they are QUALIFIED!
That's been said by the multitude in here, too.


Duuuuuh....Maybe because it's TRUE, Lennie...?!?!

It really gets under Lennieboy's skin that a 6 year old can pass the
test and he, a so self professed professional in electronics, can't.

Remember the old saying "can't means won't"?

To my knowledge, no 6 year old has passed the Extra.

A 6 year old being homeschooled at the first-grade level passed the General
recently.

Several years back, befoe restructuring, an 8 year old in 3rd grade passed the
Extra - all 5 written tests and 20 wpm code. I have worked that amateur a few
times on CW - excellent operator.

And this isn't a new phenomenon. Way back in 1948, before there was a Novice or
Technician level license, a 9 year old passed the old Class B exam at the
Philadelphia FCC office. That exam required 13 wpm receiving and sending, plus
a written test that was not from a public pool that required essay-type answers
as well as multiple choice, and the drawing of schematic and block diagrams.

On the last page of his voluminous reply comments to the restructuring NPRM
back in 1999, Len requested that the FCC enact a minimum age requirement of 14
years for any class of amateur license. When challenged, however, he could not
give a single example of on-air violations by licensed radio amateurs under the
age of 14.

73 de Jim, N2EY