"Avery Hightower" wrote in message link.net...
The Notice is available at:

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/inter.../sf06456e.html

A very interesting proposal!

What I find most interesting is that the proposal does *not* simply
say "drop the code test and leave everything else alone" - as did the
NCI proposal. Instead, it beefs up the written requirements by
requiring a higher passing grade. It also proposes *adding* license
classes.... (So much for simplifying the rules...)

The analysis of the multiple-choice testing method and guessing is
very interesting, showing how a limited knowledge of the material plus
guessing can result in a passing grade. The 60% passing requirement
seems low to me, but I suppose that our ~74% level would seem low to
others.

It's a refreshing change from the ARRL "Great Giveaway" proposal, and
the much much worse NCVEC "Much Greater Giveaway" proposal.

It will also be interesting to see how Canadians react to the proposal
in their comments.

73 de Jim, N2EY