Do not remember that question on my exam in the 50s. Do remember much
huffing and puffing about the quality of the schematics that I had to draw
and questions about B modulation (spark). Had to go to Detroit to take the
exam. Entirely different city now.

But then, you may have taken the exam before I did. Fortunately,
licenses in those days did not have age information on them. Had a job with
a radio station when I was underage - the owner, also a Scot, knew not to
ask and I knew not to tell. Still can smell the mice that got RF burned in
the ammeter shunts. Some of us are getting on......

73 Mac N8TT

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J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
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"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
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Jim - NN7K wrote:

Harkens back to the days of yo

Question ? The best way to prevent electrical shock is: ?

Answer (think ) was D: Double indemnety Life Insurance !

(That was on one of the early commercial FCC Phone tests!)
Jim

He speaks the truth -- I remember that one also.

The passing score on those tests was 75%, but you only had to know the
answers to 50% in order to pass. There were four choices to each
question; two were of the quality of the one Jim quotes. So if you
answered the half you knew, you had a 50-50 chance with the rest of them
by throwing out the ridiculous answers and random guessing between the
two that remained. (Actually, you could do better yet with even less
real knowledge by using a little basic testmanship.)

Roy Lewallen, W7EL