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I don't know about the A+ test, in fact, I wasn't even aware that was still around--last time I seen it was when it still seemed focused on DOS... However, any student in math, sciences, engineering, etc would have no problem studying, digesting the information and regurgitating it on a test--with excellent results... just fact... John "running dogg" wrote in message ... John Smith wrote: YEAH!!! Hide all the answers and require 'em to come up with the answers psychically!!! ROFLOL! Get real, any college is test smart, any CS/EE technology student will blow the doors off any test any panel can come up with in damn short order. I figure that the A+ Certified computer technicians at my vocational school (whose ranks I hope to join by early next year) know more about electronics theory and construction than the average appliance operator ham. It seems to me that a lot of hams are old farts who were educated on tube equipment-all this modern stuff, including microprocessors, might as well be Chinese to them. I like the idea somebody had of an over the air test, graded by a panel of judges situated around the country. Of course, with today's appliance equipment one just has to plug it in and hook it up. I'd like to see some stuff on electrical engineering (basic theory and application) and maybe a hands on portion where the prospective ham builds and operates a simple rig. That would eliminate the "appliance operator syndrome". Of course, all this would require a lot more commitment on the part of the FCC than just a written test where the published answers can be memorized, but the FCC has shown that they don't give a flying **** about amateur radio. Like the rest of government, they're in business to give maximum profit to a favored few (the NAB, in this case) and extract maximum taxes (fines) out of the rest of us. All the FCC cares about is AM/FM broadcast radio (thus the hefty fines handed out to FM pirates while SW pirates operate with impunity for years) and TV. The FCC doesn't control cable or satellites, which have been and are taking market share away from on air operators, so the FCC is focusing on what it has control over. But SW? Forget it. WWCR operates in the tropical bands, WWRB operates out of band, and the FCC does nothing (and did I mention the pirates?). There's no profit in SW, no NAB for SW, so the FCC ignores it. John "MnMikew" wrote in message ... "beerbarrel" wrote in message ... On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:39:12 -0400, dxAce wrote: John Plimmer wrote: I couldn't agree more with dropping CW from the ham test. It reminds me of the legal profession here in South Africa. It used to be a requirement that lawyers had to pass Latin in high school and have at least two courses in Latin for their law degree. That was scrapped about ten years ago amid loud protests from the dinosaurs. Today the law profession is flourishing more than ever before with high quality judges and advocates. The only thing I have noticed is that the high and mighty no longer spew out Latin quotations = R.I.P. Our SARL (South African Radio League) ham club is diminishing by the year and the once crowded ham bands are now empty. We need to make it easier for new entrants to come into this wonderful hobby. Why does everything need to be made easier? Can't the 'tards learn the code? If so, WHY can't the 'tards learn the code? If ordinary folks could pass the test in years past what is so different today? Laziness? dxAce Michigan USA BINGO! It seems everybody wants something for nothing these days. What do you mean nothing? There's still a test. Remove the CW and make the tests harder then. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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