Indeed. The pirate 2E0WYM here, for example, is masquerading as a full
licensee, having avoided training to the correct standard by fortuitously
"finding" and cashing in an allegedly 40 year old RAE pass certificate to
dodge the current, rigorous Full Licence exam.

Steve, have you really lost the plot? The 'old RAE' WAS a rigorous exam
(but maybe not as daunting as the Dreaded Morse Test).
Ian

yes and you had to be able to write the answer...not just walk about tapping
****e into an iphone.......like wot steve is expert at....