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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 "L." wrote in message io.net... "L." wrote in message rio.net... "Jack Erbes" wrote in message ... 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... :) -.- .---- .--- .... . -- 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. |
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