In a message dated 9/3/05 5:05:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> My feelings are that CW as a requirement will go away, there's no > question in my mind. We'll see soon enough. > > What I would like to see happen is that the tests include some > questions about CW operation That's easily done. Make up some questions and answers that fit the standard multiple choice format. Submit them to the Question Pool Committee (QPC) for inclusion in the next revision of the various question pools. and an opportunity for the perspective > > new ham or upgrading ham to get credit for copying accurately at some > speed be it 5, 15, or 20 WPM. If the candidate ham was really into CW > then those portions of the tests would give their score a boost. If > they weren't interested in CW but instead got really turned on by > satellite work using phone or digital then not having a good grasp of > CW would not prevent them from getting a license so long as they were > knowledgeable of the other material. Canada just inaugurated a similar system. Passing the code test is not an absolute requirement there, but it is worth a certain number of points on the written test. Suggest that in your comments! 73 de Jim, N2EY _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
