"Cmd Buzz Corey" wrote in message
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Dan/W4NTI wrote:

I believe what the gentleman was trying to convey is that the present day
tests are a total farce. The answer is readly available and it is just a
"formality" to even pass it.

Absolutely, otherwise there are a lot of hams that wouldn't be hams.
People like toddieboy, wogie and lot of others who would not be hams if
they really had to have technical knowledge to pass a test instead of just
memorizing answers.

Exactly, and it is quite tough to draw out a schematic of a AM transmitter
using Heizing modulation. I remember having to keep straight a bridge, half
wave and a full wave. I don't remember having to draw out a schematic, but
I certainly remember having a print on the exam that I had to describe what
was going on with it. Not quite as tough, but basically the same idea.

Dan/W4NTI