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If you had to use CW to save someone's life, would that persondie?
L. wrote:
I don't know if there is actually any truth to this BUT - the dumbing down "allegedly" started back in Reagan's day or was it George Srs? - when someone here in the U.S. apparently couldn't pass the exam - and being he was in good relations with the then King of Jordan, the King of Jordan asked Reagan or Bush Sr to do something to help out. I've heard that story a few times. True or not - the tests have changed drastically. If I remember correctly, the incident had nothing to do with dumbing down technical issues. It was all about the outdated Morse code testing requirement which a lot of countries have indeed dropped. The tests really (in my opinion) aren't meant to "teach" anything or shall we say - show any "in depth proficiency". Of course not. They are entrance exams, not university degrees. They're merely meant to get you in the door - period. Exactly! That is their entire purpose. They open the door to a lifetime of learning. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
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