From: on Sun, Mar 4 2007 6:41 pm

On Mar 4, 8:16 pm, "Dee Flint" wrote:
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On Mar 4, 6:56 pm, "Dee Flint" wrote:
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Also keep in mind that the General test
of the past was much harder than today's General as they took a lot of
that material and moved it to the new license classes.

No, it wasn't. It is substantially more difficult today. And don't
forget that half of the OLD General test is now called "Technician."

There were several changes. There was the change to the incentive licensing
where material was moved from the General to the Advanced and Extra.

Completely impossible. Miccolis tells us that the additional license
classes, Advanced, and Extra, were needed because the FCC wanted
amateurs to be more knowledgeable, so moving General questions to
Advanced and Extra would not serve that purpose. Unless Miccolis was
wrong.

Miccolis will NEVER admit he is wrong. :-(

That
changed General test was the one that was the same for the Technician and
the General. Then a decade later or so, the General test was split to a
Tech written and General written.

That is correct.

Why is ANY of that relevant?!?

NOBODY passes amateur radio tests TODAY on OLD test questions
or material.

To get the up-to-date question pools go to www.ncvec.org.


The material has not been removed. It has made the
Extra harder because you cannot take the material in smaller chunks. You
still have to learn all the same material but do it all at once.

Suit yourself.

Women with sewing machines can suit themselves...


Nope it does not make your point. Only if material is removed does it
become easier. If you just combine material without removing any, you make
it harder.

You run the risk of simpler questions being selected for that 50
question exam. It is easier.

Like "what is the unit of resistance..." :-(

"Who regulates the amateur radio service?"

The Technician test is the Technician test. I wouldn't
fault it in the present form. "Extra" grade it is NOT.


I've never made that assertion nor implied it. That MSEE has to learn a
whole lot more than was ever covered in the Amateur radio exams.

Are you an MSEE?

Nope but as part of my degree, I had to take basic electronics courses and
they were more detailed than what is on the ham exams. I can't even begin
to imagine that MSEE level.

Do you mind if I point some other Extras in your direction when it
appears appropriate?

Heh heh heh heh heh... :-)


Smaller bites? That wasn't the purpose of Inventive Licensing.

That was exactly the purpose of Incenting Licensing.

Miccolis would disagree.

Miccolo Tesla would disagree about anything not involving
morse code.

The PUBLICLY-stated "purpose" of incentive licensing was to
advance knowledge and experience. The REAL purpose of
incentive license created a desired class distinction that
the morsemen wanted, complete with status, rank, and
more privileges for the morsemen. That is sooooo evident.

Ah, but those who clawed their way up the incentive plan
will run around saying ONLY the PUBLIC purpose. Typical
hypocritcal BS on their "superior" posteriors. :-(

"the times they are a-changin'"

73, LA