In article . net, "KØHB"
writes:

"N2EY" wrote

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| Since the actual tests used before 1984 are not available, who is to
say if
| they were "harder" or "easier"?
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Those of us who took them.

Like me.

The material today is somewhat more difficult, since it covers a much
broader range of technology than the 1960's stuff.

That's not necessarily true.

A broad range of material covered at a basic level may or may not be as
"difficult" as a narrower range of material covered in more depth.

And how material is tested has a large effect on the perceived difficulty.

IOW, it's possible to write a test on an entire book that is "easier" than a
different test written on just one chapter. Unless the actual tests and methods
are available for comparison, such claimes are TMDAIPORTM

73 de Jim, N2EY