"Bill Sohl" wrote in message
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"N2EY" wrote in message
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But does the NCVEC petition, or the NCI petition address the writtens?
Not
at
all.

No, why should it? I have ALWAYS said the code was a
separate issue from writtens. I'm not opposed to revisiting
the writtens, but there's no need to wait for that before ending all
code testing.


Yes it should address writtens because by eliminating the code test without
addressing the writtens, you are reducing the overall level of knowledge
required to earn the various levels of ham licenses. Until the replacement
exams are ready, the old exams, including the code should remain intact.

Personally if the code is dropped, I would like to see the exams
restructured as follows:

A) Regulations element: One must pass this before being allowed to take any
of the other elements.
A lengthy and separate exam covering the FCC rules and regulations in depth.
Based on what I hear on the air and the statements on the internet from any
hams, there's a real problem in this area. This one should require at least
a score of 85% to pass.

B) Technician element:
Rewritten to move the regulations questions to A). Additional technical
material and operating procedures material to keep the test pool about the
same size.

C) General element:
Rewritten to move the regulations questions to A). Additional technical
material, operating procedures, and basic VE requirements material to keep
the test pool about the same size.

D) Extra element
Rewritten to move the regulations questions to A). Additional technical
material, operating procedures, and extensive VE requirements material to
keep the test pool about the same size.

I'd really like to see a rules test as a stand alone test that one must pass
before even taking any of the other elements.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE