You missed a small point; there were, believe it or not, elements other than
1-C that some of us had to take. Please don't worry; now there are Q&A
manuals to help (that didn't exist back when). Um, what is the proper way
to give your location on a repeater? Um, the 20 is ... er, ahhh ... Very
difficult questions. Don't worry; here in New York State, they threw out
the regents math exam. It was determined to be 'flawed' (read, too
difficult). One valid flaw was that the math exam asked questions
concerning geometry. Well, we can water those tests down next year too.
Maybe we can publish Q&A manuals for the regents math exam - and also make
sure there aren't any questions harder than addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division. Oh, best keep the numbers less than four
digits. Forget imaginary numbers.
73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA
"Vshah101" wrote in message
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Well some coders refuse to learn the technical material. Although
time-consuming, Its easy to learn one skill (CW) and claim superiority for
that.
Seems like the requirement was dumbed down to the non-technical Ham's
level.
There are other reasons not to learn code other than "dumbed-down" as you
say.
One is that I don't like code. Another reason is image. It shows that you
put
time into a worthless pursuit (Morse code). Image is NOT the consideration
for
me. I would learn it if I wanted to.
I don't have to learn Morse code just so I can prove I have the ability
to
learn Morse code. I have learned other skills that are just as
difficult.
Another reason is the "benefit" is not worth the effort. I would put
effort
into those because I can use those skills in real life. I cannot use
Morse
code.
I highly suggest that to add to your sense of self-satisfaction, that
once
you get your "No-Code Extra" you make a point of telling every Pre-
Restructuring, 20-WPM code-tested Extra you know that you are their
"equal" as a ham radio operator.
Funny, thats what pro-coders say. They say that a General class that
learned
Morse code is superior because they have a higher license class. I would
say
that the General or Extra that just learned code may not be superior to
the
Technician that wants to have good technical skills, but refuses to learn
code.
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