"Mike Coslo" wrote:

Once you get away from distinct skills such as Morse code acumen,
you get into a grey area. I'm trying to envision a test where one
VE wants only plain english and another one thinks it is cool to
say things such as QSL, QTH, or HI-HI on voice. So much
subjectivity.

You're right. This is why I do not (currently) support any type of "skills"
test. Although I am not opposed to the idea, I cannot think of a way to
implement one fairly. Instead, I feel the focus should be on "strengthening"
(not read: make more difficult) the theory examinations.

73
KH6HZ