Hooah!! I remember a friend that took his 5WPM by writing down the
dots and dashes. Then in the "think-time" after the test he was able to
remember the code. VEs outlawed that practice pretty quick!

Doug, k3qt
s/v Callista


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"Jack Erbes" wrote in message
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Doug Dotson wrote:

I guess I'm a little behind as well. If I recall correctly, when the
last rule change happened that made 5WPM the speed for
General and Advanced, it was stated that the ITU requirement
was the reason that it could not be dropped entirely. Once the
ITU dropped the requirement, the FCC would iniate action
to follow suit. Personally, I think the code should stay.

Doug, k3qt
s/v Callista

I agree with keeping the 5 WPM requirement. Being able to read an
SOS,
read a repeater ID, etc., etc., is a good thing. And it does not hurt
anyone at 5 WPM. At that speed you can take a cheat sheet with you
and
look the longer, harder to remember ones as they are sent. Of course,
I
suppose there is someone that will have trouble as soon as they got to
those really tough ones with both dits and dahs... :)

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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jacker at midmaine dot com

A CHEAT SHEET???????????????

Buddy, if you're not ready for an exam, you're going to fail. Come to my
exams and be caught and the exam is OVER and YOU FAIL. And that is the
least
you can expect. Being turned into the FCC for any possible action will
be
up
to them.

L.


Rules are rules until they are dropped.... But "I" nor my team will not
allow nor ANY team should or be expect to allow ourselves to be subject to
any punishment as may be handed down to allow a "cheater" to get away with
it. Don't place the exam teams in jeapardy just because you don't like to
follow rules. 5 WPM is NOT that hard. In 2 weeks at about 15 minutes a
day,
you can learn code sufficiently to pass that exam.... To not, is pure
laziness. Bitch about 13/20 all you want, but 5 is as easy as it gets.....

L.