Stuart raises an interesting point.
Who controls the scope and format of the licensing exams?
Does the FCC require that it be a list of multiple choice questions?
If you want a fair but thorough way of assuring that new licensees pay the
dues, why not do it on the basis of an oral exam? Each candidate spends 30
minutes before a panel of three very experienced VEs (maybe 25 years each).
The VEs ask questions reflecting the scope of the standard question pool.
This need not be done in either a hostile or high pressure atmosphere. The
objective is for candidates to demonstrate that they know what they're
talking about. The decision to pass or fail is based on a majority vote of
the three VEs.
This is the time honored format that is traditionally used as the Final
Exam for PhDs.
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 05:00 PM 7/21/2005 -0500, you wrote:
I invite those seeking answers to why the code testing requirement was
dropped to read the FCC's definition of the ham radio service given in the
NPRM, as well as the detailed FCC comments to each of the petitions they
considered.
They clearly made a case of why test by mode, as CW is a mode; when there
are so many other modes.
They also made it clear the VEC was free to establish the test topics based
on input from the tested community and existing ham operators.
So, when the time to revise question pools is announced; be sure to notify
the VEC of what you would believe hams should be tested upon.
Stuart
K5KVH
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