tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post1637111674671065783..comments2024-03-28T05:17:55.293-04:00Comments on W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!: Ix-Nay on the Umb-Day Own-DayQRP - When you care to send the very least!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-12062256244347280522008-04-13T11:04:00.000-04:002008-04-13T11:04:00.000-04:00What makes me mad as hell is the fact that I have ...What makes me mad as hell is the fact that I have been a licensed General Class operator since 1981. Took the test at a Fed building with an FCC guy up front and a 13 WPM code test and a written exam more difficult than the one given today. Yet, I am dumped into the so-called dumbed down generation because I have a General Class ticket, twenty-five plus years non-withstanding. <BR/><BR/>I was advised by a west-european to bring proof of the date my General Class was issued as it could make a difference when operating in Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-69939473156395956482008-04-10T13:21:00.000-04:002008-04-10T13:21:00.000-04:00Let's see - The CEPT has consolidated all their li...Let's see - The CEPT has consolidated all their license classes into one which is now supposedly equivalent only to our Advanced or Extra classes. They've eliminated code and their applicants must answer only 16 written questions, only four of which pertain to electronics theory. One can get half of all the questions wrong and still get a license! And who's dumbed down here?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com