RadioBanter - View Single Post - Feb 23 is the No-code date

Mike Coslo · January 24th 07, 02:48 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy

"Dee Flint" wrote in news:-
:

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
36...
wrote in
ps.com:

[snip]

I didn't really study for my Tech license, only a bit for my
General, and did indeed spend some time on the Extra. Even so, the
tests were not "hard" when I took them.

But I believe that the tests are an entrance test, not some sort
of PhD thing. Its what people do after they get them that counts.
And I really do like the time in grade thing before getting an Extra
license.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

If a person actually knows the material and how to apply it, nothing
is really hard. It's getting to the point of knowing that takes the
real effort.

Agreed. I actually enjoyed taking the tests. And for some, they are
harder than it is for others.

I'm pretty well convinced that the amount of testing that would be
required to be an effective ham from the date of passing the test
successfully would require so much effort that no one would attempt to
become a ham any more.

I've become convinced since the last time that I posted here
regularly that there are some hams who wouldn't mind that a bit. 8^(

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -