"N2EY" wrote in message
...
In article , Glenn
writes:

While I remember that the tests for Novice and General were of the
multiple guess kind in the '60s (albeit at an FCC Field Office), I could
swear that I remember that drawn circuit diagrams were required at least
for the Extra written exam, if not the Advanced. This from the study
guides that I had for the tests.

I have the ARRL License Manuals with copyright dates for 1947, 1951, 1953,
1962, and 1971. They detail the exact process of getting a license in
those
times, both by mail and at FCC exam points.

Some facts:

- The Novice was always multiple-choice only. All of the manuals describe
the
Novice written test as "about 20 questions"

- The 1953 and earlier manuals describe the higher-class written tests as
requiring the drawing of a few diagrams. The 1962 manual says that all
exams
are multiple choice.

- The 1953 and earlier manuals say that some questions are neither
multiple
choice nor diagrams, but require the examinee to solve a problem and show
the
calculations used.

- The 1962 manual says that the written exams are all multiple choice.

Data point: The General written I took for Technician in 1958 included 5
"draw a diagram of X" questions. The General study guide from ARRL at the
time included 14 diagrams that might an applicant might be asked to draw.
I memorized all 14 diagarms.

(SNIP)

Cheers,
Bill K2UNK