"John Smith" wrote in message
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You point is the current question pool is a lot easier than knowing
methods/terminology/material/concepts which have been
abandoned/changed/re-evaluated?

Really, well that is what I meant too!

ROFLOL!!!

John

No. My point is that nobody needs to know ANYTHING to get an amateur radio
license, because all the questions in the FCC question pool are published
for anyone that wants to look for them. I don't know about where you grew
up, but when and where I grew up, this was commonly referred to as cheating,
and used to result in a failing grade. The fact is, most current 'appliance
operators' don't know anything about the equipment, modes, propogation, or
operational/electronics theory behind the equipment they are using. And the
aforementioned knowledge is part of the point behind amateur radio. Hams are
not inventing anything new.. manufacturers are.