L. M. Rappaport wrote in
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although I don't have them memorized

What?!! Why, I'm appalled!...(c;

One of the stupidest questions on the EXtra test is something about how
many days, before you launch your own orbital ham radio satellite, must you
notify FCC that you are going to do so from the cow pasture behind the
barn...followed by 4 answers. How stupid! Who cares? Why do they care
that I have this information MEMORIZED for instant retrieval?

I'd rather have them know how to solder, which would fail 20% of the
testees right dead in their tracks...(c;

As a digital ham, I wanna swap the stupid code test for a TYPING TEST.
It's boring to sit typing with some ham on RTTY or PSK31 or packet that
types with one finger at 4 wpm. He should know how to type BEFORE he's
allowed on PSK31!

--
Larry