"Scott Unit 69" wrote in message
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Mike Coslo wrote:

Reading a report on how long it will likely take for the U.S. to
ratify
and drop Morse requirements, we are given an estimate of two years.

This leads me to wonder, is it better to wait for those two
years to go
by before getting ones HF ticket, or is it better to just learn Morse
and get the ticket much sooner?

Is a person willing to wait those two years more imterested in the ARS,
or is the person who, even if they are not personally interested in
Morse Code, yet studies for and passes the test and gets on the air now
more interested?

I personally think this is no contest. The person who is willing
to get
their license sooner shows a greater interest than a person who says "As
long as there is requirement X, I am more interested in NOT being in the
ARS than I am in being IN the ARS."

- Mike KB3EIA -


Are you trolling or asking a question?

Personally, I hope the action takes a lot less time. I hold a CSCE for
General,
and missed Extra by two questions. (Without ever cracking a book.)

I don't care for code, nor feel that I should be forced to learned an
outdated
mode of communication. If BPL comes to fruition, HF privs will be a mute
point,
however, CW may be the only mode that works.

As it is, I am responsible for 4 amateur tickets, mine, two other newbies,
and one renew. There is another newbie taking their test soon.

Mike, some are leaders, and some are sheople. Baaaaaaa.

Bitch at me all you want, I'm wearing Nomex underwear.

Came within two questions of passing the Extra without cracking a book.

Further proof of the dumbing down of the ARS.

Dan/W4NTI

On or about Sun, 20 Jul 2003 11:33:11 -0500, "Dan/W4NTI"
wrote about the following in article
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Came within two questions of passing the Extra without cracking a book.


I passed the general and extra exams without cracking open a book either.
I have yet to take the code test.


Further proof of the dumbing down of the ARS.

Nope, a good solid understanding of electronics from books cracked open 20
years ago.


--
Alex / KC2IVL
ft100 software for Linux http://www.qsl.net/kc2ivl
"Good judgment comes from experience,
and a lot of that comes from bad judgment"

Scott Unit 69" wrote in message
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Came within two questions of passing the Extra without cracking a book.

Oh come on Scott there are some pretty arcane rules and regulation
questions in that test are you saying you were born knowing the
answers? And what's your ham callsign why are you hiding behind your
old CB handle unit 69?

valmont wrote:

Scott Unit 69" wrote in message
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Came within two questions of passing the Extra without cracking a book.

Oh come on Scott there are some pretty arcane rules and regulation
questions in that test are you saying you were born knowing the
answers?


I have knowledge beyond my years.


And what's your ham callsign why are you hiding behind your
old CB handle unit 69?


Because of internet stalkers like yourself, George, WA3MOJ.

After all your spamming, flooding and other BS, it ain't being posted.

KMA.

Scott Unit 69 wrote
valmont wrote:

Scott Unit 69" wrote in message
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Came within two questions of passing the Extra without cracking a
book.

Oh come on Scott there are some pretty arcane rules and regulation
questions in that test are you saying you were born knowing the
answers?


I have knowledge beyond my years.

So you are saying you intuitively knew this answer. Without cracking a
book of any kind.

E1E08 (D) [97.207(g)(1)]
When must the licensee of a space station give the FCC International
Bureau the
first written pre-space notification?
A. Any time before initiating the launch countdown for the spacecraft
B. No less than 3 months after initiating construction of the space
station
C. No less that 12 months before launch of the space station platform
D. No less than 27 months prior to initiating space station
transmissions

Scott you are BS'ing again....

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 11:33:11 -0500, "Dan/W4NTI"
wrote:

Came within two questions of passing the Extra without cracking a book.

Further proof of the dumbing down of the ARS.

Huh??

I passed the General class written without cracking a book...it was
the code that took me a long time to learn. The theory I learned
through some 35 years as a radio hobbyist (with some helpful
experience repairing televisions part time shortly after high school)
before finally getting a ham ticket.

In Scott's case, what he's learned prior to taking the tests almost
took him through the Extra class written.

What's the difference whether you got the knowledge from a book or
from practical experience, as long as you have that knowledge? And how
does getting it from practical experience instead of from the book
prove anything at all related to the supposed dumbing down of the ARS?

Try cracking a book on logic, OM...pay special attention to the part
where they talk about non-sequitur. ;-)

73 DE John, KC2HMZ