On Sat, 2007-07-07 at 03:20 +0000, Ken Kopp wrote: > And they wouldn't accept my 20 WPM Radiotelegraph ticket > for my 20 WPM extra! But by then it was a snap.
I had to get a new 2nd Telegraph a few years back and the FCC gave me 20 WPM credit -- not for having had a prior 2nd Telegraph but for having had an Amateur Extra since before 1980-something! The guys giving the exam (not even the FCC anymore) breathed a sigh of relief because they had no idea how to give me a telegraph exam. It was hilarious.. BTW, the written portion of the 2nd Telegraph exam is the same as the first time I took it back in the 80's. Also, I took my Novice in '65, General in '66 and Extra in '68. I don't remember any essay questions on any of them but it *was* a long time ago. I do remember that the Extra was tougher than the 1st Phone. And the 2nd Telegraph tougher than the Extra. And, as long as I'm rambling, I hear a lot of new~ish sounding call signs sputtering along in the upper regions of the CW bands. I think they're guys with new HF privileges who are getting their feet wet on CW. I'm pretty happy about that.. 73, -Doug, W7KF _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
