Nice idea, but who is going to put on these courses? And who is going to
monitor them to make sure the correct content is being taught? And check for
attendance of potential licensees?
73s JOhn NE0P
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From: Peter Dougherty <w2irt@nac.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:09:56 -0400
>At 11:43 21-07-05, David Jordan wrote:
>>I think the hobby needs more and better mentors, more and better
>>examples of good operating practices. Fewer exclusive radio clubs and
>>less in-fighting. None of these needs are served by a 5-10-20wpm code
>>requirement if the experience of the past 40 years is any test.
>
>I firmly believe that in order to be permitted to write an amateur exam at
>any level you should be required to complete an approved training course
>and be taught not just the fundamentals of radio that will be examined, but
>operating practice, procedures and good on-air conduct. I would also like
>to see more of the trivia-questions from QRZ.com replace the real-world
>exam questions -- many are vastly more relevant!
>
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>- pjd
>
>W2IRT
>
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