On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 22:25:04 -0400, "J. McLaughlin"
wrote:

Dear Neighbor Roger:
It has been one minute of perfect copy (out of five) since at least
the early 50s. That was the only receiving standard. One also had to
demonstrate that one could send CW - you were allowed to bring your own
key.

Well, my memory ain't what it used to be and that was a long time
back, but I'll swear it was a total of 2 minutes when I took the
Novice, General, and Extra...but I do remember being able to bring
your own key down to Detroit.

Sending may sound simple, but trying to do so when really nervous was
a true challenge. LOL I remember one guy at out session who failed
on the transmitt...although it "seems like" they let him redo the
sending test. which wasn't typical. It seems like I remember a couple
of dropped keys too.

I do remember that "for me" the Advanced was the easiest and took
about 10 minutes. The Extra took about 15 to 20 minutes. BUT I worked
in the field and knew the stuff forward and backwards by then. I
hasten to add that it didn't cover a lot of the stuff now covered. It
had about two questions on any phase of Amateur Radio...Now I'd think
it would be impossible to get one question on every phase.

73

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)


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