On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 20:30:30 -0500, "Kim W5TIT"
wrote:

"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message
igy.com...

"Bob Brock" wrote in message
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On 05 Sep 2003 03:41:16 GMT, (WA8ULX) wrote:

Then what do you think that they test for?

Oh I know what they Test for, and it is not knowledge,it is nothing
then
Memozizing some Q&As that have no meaning to the test taker. The
writtens
are
nothing more than jumping thru hoops

In other words, since they provide the question pool, you don't think
that people have to learn the answers in order to correctly answer the
questions? How do you think that they figure out how to fill in the
correct answer then?


Both the pool AND answers are published.

Let's take a typical question:

What is the length of a dipole for 14.240Mhz?

Now since the questions AND answers are published, the prospective test
taker can simply memorize the numerical answer instead of having to learn
the appropriate equation and how to use that equation. Using the memorize
the numerical answer approach, the new ham has passed the test but is
unable
to calculate the dipole that he/she may actually want to build for
operating

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE


You're right, Dee. That's the point I try to make...I rote memorized for
the test. Now, the argument for the above scenario could also be made that
the instrukshions can be looked up. I've built quite a few antennas. All
of them I used instrukshions for; and they all worked great.

Kim W5TIT


What would be wrong with requiring them to build a quarter wave dipole
that is resonate at a specified frequency as part of the test? That
is, if the test were changed to be written and performance based.