On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:42:30 -0700, Jay in the Mojave wrote:

Good deal.

I want ta work on my Ham radio slang, breaker.........

hehehehehehe

Jay in the Mojave



John Smith wrote:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_publi...C-05-143A1.doc


Why isn't this available on a website?

BTW, I got my ticket to General. Do you know how many times I have used code?
ZERO. I have already forgotten the alphabet.

Vinnie S.

"Vinnie S." wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:42:30 -0700, Jay in the Mojave
wrote:

Good deal.

I want ta work on my Ham radio slang, breaker.........

hehehehehehe

Jay in the Mojave



John Smith wrote:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_publi...C-05-143A1.doc


Why isn't this available on a website?

BTW, I got my ticket to General. Do you know how many times I have used
code?
ZERO. I have already forgotten the alphabet.

Vinnie S.


You need to get to about 13 words per minute minimum before you'll always
remember it.

I was running around 50 words per minute when I hung up my guns around 1969.
In 1993, I simply retested with no brush up. Hadn't copied cw since 1969
yet passed 20 words per minute


Best regards from Rochester, NY
Jim

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:54:34 GMT, "Jim Hampton" wrote:


You need to get to about 13 words per minute minimum before you'll always
remember it.

I was running around 50 words per minute when I hung up my guns around 1969.
In 1993, I simply retested with no brush up. Hadn't copied cw since 1969
yet passed 20 words per minute


Best regards from Rochester, NY
Jim


I agree. Also, the tester said they use the ARRL practice tapes for the exam. So
if you have the tapes, and you can learn the alphabet, you can pick up fairly
quickly which if the practice codes they use. That is what I did. I studied
every night for a month.

They should require CW for CW privilages, at the 13 WPM.

Vinnie S.

Now there ya go!!!

Don't let those dern buggers CW unless they know how!!!

In fact, we should make'em pass an IQ test before we let them CW!
grin

John

"Vinnie S." wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:54:34 GMT, "Jim Hampton"
wrote:


You need to get to about 13 words per minute minimum before you'll
always
remember it.

I was running around 50 words per minute when I hung up my guns
around 1969.
In 1993, I simply retested with no brush up. Hadn't copied cw since
1969
yet passed 20 words per minute


Best regards from Rochester, NY
Jim


I agree. Also, the tester said they use the ARRL practice tapes for
the exam. So
if you have the tapes, and you can learn the alphabet, you can pick
up fairly
quickly which if the practice codes they use. That is what I did. I
studied
every night for a month.

They should require CW for CW privilages, at the 13 WPM.

Vinnie S.

"John Smith" wrote in message
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Now there ya go!!!

Don't let those dern buggers CW unless they know how!!!

In fact, we should make'em pass an IQ test before we let them CW!
grin

John


John,

I'd have no problem with an IQ test. I'm nowhere near 100. Not even close.

Heaven forbid there were to be a sanity test. I'd automatically disqualify
everyone in the newsgroups (*especially* myself)!!! ))


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim

Jim:

Yes, oh well, together, if our IQ's were counted in cents, we'd be set
for a cup-o-coffee--have to split it of course... grin

John

"Jim Hampton" wrote in message
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"John Smith" wrote in message
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Now there ya go!!!

Don't let those dern buggers CW unless they know how!!!

In fact, we should make'em pass an IQ test before we let them CW!
grin

John


John,

I'd have no problem with an IQ test. I'm nowhere near 100. Not
even close.

Heaven forbid there were to be a sanity test. I'd automatically
disqualify
everyone in the newsgroups (*especially* myself)!!! ))


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim

John,

I dunno. Coffee is over a buck these days ...



73 from Rochester, NY
Jim



"John Smith" wrote in message
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Jim:

Yes, oh well, together, if our IQ's were counted in cents, we'd be set
for a cup-o-coffee--have to split it of course... grin

John

From: (Jim=A0Hampton)
"John Smith" wrote in message
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Now there ya go!!!
Don't let those dern buggers CW unless they know how!!!
In fact, we should make'em pass an IQ test before we let them CW! grin
John

John,

I'd have no problem with an IQ test. I'm

nowhere near 100. Not even close.

Heaven forbid there were to be a sanity test.

I'd automatically disqualify everyone in the

newsgroups (*especially* myself)!!! ))

73 from Rochester, NY

Jim


Hahaha..I agree. IQ test, I think many here would pass,,sanity test, I
think many of us would fail! For crying out loud, look what we talk
about. I think Frank had it right, though, a while back. We all know
there are no egos in radio, so many of us couldn't possibly tune in just
for the challenge and/or stimulation.
Ya' know what's really funny? The folks that have posted in here. We
have had some real names posting here over the years. I can think of
three household names right off the bat. If some of the folks knew who
they were exchanging banter with some of the time, they wouldn't believe
it. At the least, they'd print out their exchanges with those folks and
frame it.

Either way, I feel your past mental history and frequent confinements
to mental institutions and dependence on psychiatric drugs (which are
not working) should be a barrier to you being issued a license...

John

"I AmnotGeorgeBush" wrote in message
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From: (Jim Hampton)
"John Smith" wrote in message
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Now there ya go!!!
Don't let those dern buggers CW unless they know how!!!
In fact, we should make'em pass an IQ test before we let them CW!
grin
John

John,

I'd have no problem with an IQ test. I'm

nowhere near 100. Not even close.

Heaven forbid there were to be a sanity test.

I'd automatically disqualify everyone in the

newsgroups (*especially* myself)!!! ))

73 from Rochester, NY

Jim


Hahaha..I agree. IQ test, I think many here would pass,,sanity test, I
think many of us would fail! For crying out loud, look what we talk
about. I think Frank had it right, though, a while back. We all know
there are no egos in radio, so many of us couldn't possibly tune in
just
for the challenge and/or stimulation.
Ya' know what's really funny? The folks that have posted in here. We
have had some real names posting here over the years. I can think of
three household names right off the bat. If some of the folks knew who
they were exchanging banter with some of the time, they wouldn't
believe
it. At the least, they'd print out their exchanges with those folks
and
frame it.

"Vinnie S." wrote in message
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BTW, I got my ticket to General. Do you know how many times I have used
code?
ZERO. I have already forgotten the alphabet.

You know that was one of the points the FCC mentioned in it's NPRM, the
frequency that Hams learn the code and then never use it, as one point in
their decision to drop Morse testing completely.

--
Leland C. Scott
KC8LDO

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