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August 14th 04, 06:02 PM

In article , (Steve
Robeson K4CAP) writes:

Subject: Another D-H* NCVEC proposal
From: Mike Coslo
Date: 8/11/2004 9:11 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

Steve Robeson K4CAP wrote:
Subject: Another D-H* NCVEC proposal
From: PAMNO (N2EY)
Date: 8/11/2004 5:08 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

Or why don't we quit wallowing in all this administrative quagmire
and
just "get on with it"...??? As you and I have both pointed out on
numerous
occasisons, Jim, Gradeschoolers are passing the EXTRA, ergo there's little
validation for a new "entry class" license...

And that is perhaps the most telling point, Steve. If a 9 year
old kid
can pass the Extra, there is no reason to make tests easier. I don't
doubt that the child is a bit exceptional, but there are the Technician
and General licenses, which are certainly easier.

And I really wonder what, if anything, one of those 9 year olds could
tell you about radio propagation, modes, etc...

Depends on the kid.

At age 12 I could explain to you about the ionosphere, why the low HF bands are
best at night and the higher ones during the day, the basics of CW, AM, SSB,
FM, FSK, and a whole bunch more. Not as well as I could today but to a level
sufficient to keep me out of trouble.

I suspect that plenty of younger kids could do the same, given the right
learning materials.

But it's not just kids...It's just about anyone anymore.

Depends entirely on the person. There are lots of very knowledgeable hams out
there - newbies and old timers alike.

73 de Jim, N2EY

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