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Bill Sohl wrote:
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Nobody ever claimed that it is a dead mode.
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"Obsolete"? Morse Code is the second most popular mode
in HF amateur radio.
When are you going ENGLISH
Obsolete is not useless, ask the marines from Leyte about the
uselessness of the obseltete Batteships tat rendered gunfire
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Why are there written exams with questions on electronics for
those who chose not to build their radios?
Indeed I ask why there are so many question about
electronics on the
tech pool as I try to teach them to my partner.
Same old tired analogy.
It's a valid question, Bill. And I'm not the only
one asking it.
It is only valid if the point is made with the FCC. So far
I don't see that being a valid question to the FCC.
PLEASE...if you want electronics taken
off the written test, then say so.
I don't. In fact I think there should be *more* in-depth
electronics testing on the exams. And I'll take the new
exams myself if needed.
Failing that, your wasting your
time and effort dragging up this tired argument.
It's not me who is bringing it up.
You appear to be the champion of the idea/question
in this RRAP forum.
Look at NCVEC's second proposal. They wanted an entry-level
exam with even less technical content. They were dead-serious.
Even better, look at the "Amateur Radio In The 21st Century"
paper, which was in CQ and also on the 'net. That one says
the future of amateur radio depends on an easier-to-get
entrylevel license. Says there's too much math and theory
in the current Tech (!).
Worse, it proposed to remove *all* regulations questions from
the test for the new entry-level license, and instead just
require a signed statement that the licensee had read and
understood the rules.
Is that acceptable to you, Bill? It's not acceptable to me,
with or without code test!
Fortunately, FCC denied NCVEC's idea. This time. But I'll bet we
haven't heard the end of it.
The future I can't be responsible for. As you properly point out...it is
NOT an issue now because the FCC has dismissed the ide.
I also question the real need to memeroize band edges and
even pieces
of the band plan in general pool I am reading now
I actually agree that memorizing band edges is a waste. Far
better to have a schart of the bands, beand edges and
permitted uses and then ask questions which have the
test taker use the chart as a resourse to answer questions.
Band edges are dynamic and change over time.
Better yet, a chart that shows the regs *and* a chart that
shows the current bandplan. ('Bandplan' meaning current
recommendations, not regulations). It's done for RF exposure
already.
but neither of these issues is anoything but a smoke screen
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Yup, Jim's smoke screen anyway... :-) :-)
Not a smoke screen - a valid analogy. Ask the Gang of Four at
NCVEC...
Gang of Four??? But in any case, your analogy hasn't had any
effect on the FCC and they are the only ones that count.
Cheers,
Bill K2UNK