"N2EY" wrote:

Depending on when someone gets their Extra,
they may have taken as many as 5 separate
written tests (snip)


Of course, Jim. However, I was under the impression we were talking about
the present (the three written tests).


"Similar difficulty" doesn't mean the same material.
Obviously a lot of the basics would be covered in
the Class B. (snip)


I've looked over the existing exams and there isn't a lot of repeated
material. By the way, are the "Class B" operators going to be prohibited
from building their own equipment also? If not, how would one really make
the test simplier?


And with the simplified structure, some of the
questions like subbands-by-license-class
would go away. (snip)


So we're now going to restructure the sub-bands also? This whole thing is
getting more absurd with each message posted.


Related question for Hans: Would existing Extras
get Class A licenses automatically, or would they
have to retest?


Oh, you know Extras are going to be grandfathered into the new license
structure, Jim. Hans has no intention of messing with his fellow, perfect as
is, Extras (just the rest of the ham community).


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/