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Well, in 1952 (this may be out of date) the Tech and General exams
were the same except Tech didn't have any code or privileges, and there was a nifty Novice test with 5wpm code nonrenewable that lasted a year, for you to get your code speed up to the General's 13wpm. If you didn't go on the air over that time in code, you had a tough time meeting the code requirement. If you did, it was easy. Anyway judging from the experience of a typical child and his father following these two paths. Then it all started going downhill and God only knows what it is today. I don't even know what the power limits or bands are. We used to have a nifty KW into a backyard antenna, after years of sultry upgrades, and sending code would dim the lights and shrink TV pictures. You could pass any written test by memorizing the ARRL's License Manual but code was apparently the killer for grownups. -- Ron Hardin On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |