On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:36:02 +1100, Barry OGrady wrote:

I see that as of January 1, the ARRL VEC-coordinated Amateur Radio
examination sessions fee will rise from $12 to $14. The VE teams may
retain up to $6 of this fee to reimburse the out-of-pocket test expenses.


Is this appropriate?

No. The FCC should do the tests.

How in hell did you get this one right for a change? I agree with
you 100% but it isn't going to happen, not in our lifetime and
beyond.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

How in hell did you get this one right for a change? I agree with
you 100% but it isn't going to happen, not in our lifetime and
beyond.


Even an "F" student gets a few answers right.

How many versions of the tests did the FCC have at
any one time? The rules used to say "No retests
within 30 days" so that would mean that they changed
the versions every 30 days. Now, if they only had
two versions, one could wait 60 days and see the
exact same test they had before. I don't suppose
the examiners had kept track to see if anyone actually
did that. Or more likely they didn't worry about it.

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 21:31:48 GMT, robert casey wrote:

How many versions of the tests did the FCC have at
any one time? The rules used to say "No retests
within 30 days" so that would mean that they changed
the versions every 30 days.

Not so. There were 4 or 5 different versions of the same element,
randomly given out so the person next to you would usually have a
different version from the one that you had (most serious multiple-
guess tests work that way too).

Thirty days was enough of a break in time that examinees who didn't
know their stuff cold would forget what the questions and suggested
answers were, and the exam rooms were not overloaded with applicants
(except for Friday after Thanksgiving and during spring and winter
breaks when the place resembled the Istanbul Bazzar...)

This of course was before Dick Bash. (ooo, did I open the can of
worms again ??)

I don't suppose
the examiners had kept track to see if anyone actually
did that. Or more likely they didn't worry about it.

All the examiners whom have known over the years were pretty
laid back except for catching overt cheating. The engineers
(supervisors) would also randomly stroll up and down the aisles
usually to see what the latest "exam aids" were. ggg

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane