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July 18th 06, 04:48 AM
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewithother.
Cecil Moore wrote:
Al Klein wrote: Considering that someone with absolutely no knowledge of electronics can memorize enough to pass the test in about 8 hours, there's no longer any real test of anything but the ability to memorize. The Morse code exam is a test of the ability to memorize. No knowledge of electronics required. Rules and regulations are just an exercise in memorization also. They require no knowledge of electronics either. The CW text requirement is like the requirement for a foreign language requirement for some college degrees, it rounds out the amateur skills. Dave WD9BDZ |
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July 18th 06, 05:02 AM
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewith other.
David G. Nagel wrote: Cecil Moore wrote: Al Klein wrote: Considering that someone with absolutely no knowledge of electronics can memorize enough to pass the test in about 8 hours, there's no longer any real test of anything but the ability to memorize. The Morse code exam is a test of the ability to memorize. No knowledge of electronics required. Rules and regulations are just an exercise in memorization also. They require no knowledge of electronics either. The CW text requirement is like the requirement for a foreign language requirement for some college degrees, it rounds out the amateur skills. an improvement over the drivel most of the procoders are posting although the analogy streches a bit if I ask what college in the wolrd has a requirement for one foreign lang and only one did you submit it in your coments to the FCC? all in all not bad Dave WD9BDZ |
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July 18th 06, 01:00 PM
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewithother.
David G. Nagel wrote:
The CW text requirement is like the requirement for a foreign language requirement for some college degrees, ... I carefully avoided any foreign language requirement for my BS EE. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
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July 19th 06, 02:21 AM
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewithother.
Cecil Moore wrote:
David G. Nagel wrote: The CW text requirement is like the requirement for a foreign language requirement for some college degrees, ... I carefully avoided any foreign language requirement for my BS EE. Computer program was substituted for foreign language where I went to college. Dave |
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July 19th 06, 04:10 AM
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewithother.
David G. Nagel wrote:
Computer program was substituted for foreign language where I went to college. At Texas A&M in the late '50's, a BA in EE required a foreign language but a BS didn't. Don't know why. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
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July 19th 06, 08:33 PM
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewith other.
On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:10:39 GMT, Cecil Moore
wrote: At Texas A&M in the late '50's, a BA in EE required a foreign language but a BS didn't. Don't know why. Language is an art? |
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July 19th 06, 10:19 PM
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewithother.
Al Klein wrote:
On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:10:39 GMT, Cecil Moore wrote: At Texas A&M in the late '50's, a BA in EE required a foreign language but a BS didn't. Don't know why. Language is an art? Back in the olden days a BA degree focused on art, humanities, language, sociology, etc. Back in the olden days a BS degree focused on math, more math, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, etc. The basic difference was M A T H ... M O R E M A T H ... then four or more semesters of C A L C U L U S. In fifty years I've forgotten most of that MATH and Calculus stuff, but I still like to read about the humanities, history, sociology. That must mean something. My degree, like Cecil's, is a BS [That does not stand for Bull S...] |
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July 19th 06, 10:42 PM
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewith other.
On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:19:52 -0400, Dave wrote:
In fifty years I've forgotten most of that MATH and Calculus stuff, but I still like to read about the humanities, history, sociology. That must mean something. My degree, like Cecil's, is a BS [That does not stand for Bull S...] It's only been 43 years for me, but I've also forgotten some of the math and I also like to read about some of the humanities. But I still earn my living doing the BS stuff, although being a field anthropologist does sound interesting. |
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July 19th 06, 08:33 PM
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewith other.
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:21:22 -0500, "David G. Nagel"
wrote: Computer program was substituted for foreign language where I went to college. Computer programming wasn't (as in, didn't exist), when I went to college.  Except maybe at IBM. |
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