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![]() wrote in message ups.com... Alun L. Palmer wrote: [snip] 12 wpm random groups with 96% copy The US requirements for hams have never been anywhere near so stringent. The *toughest* they ever were was 1 minute solid copy out of 5 minutes - plain language. 5, 13 and 20 wpm. That's 20% accuracy! About 20-25 years ago, fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice were added. Multiple choice exams are no longer allowed for element 1. It's too easy to guess the answer if you have even minimal copy. As I recall when I took my 20wpm, I was able to successfully deduce that the only possible answer out of the choices offered was Switzerland. The only letter that I had copied was the W. Some of us were too good at deduction and guessing. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
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"Dee Flint" wrote in
: wrote in message ups.com... Alun L. Palmer wrote: [snip] 12 wpm random groups with 96% copy The US requirements for hams have never been anywhere near so stringent. The *toughest* they ever were was 1 minute solid copy out of 5 minutes - plain language. 5, 13 and 20 wpm. That's 20% accuracy! About 20-25 years ago, fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice were added. Multiple choice exams are no longer allowed for element 1. It's too easy to guess the answer if you have even minimal copy. As I recall when I took my 20wpm, I was able to successfully deduce that the only possible answer out of the choices offered was Switzerland. The only letter that I had copied was the W. Some of us were too good at deduction and guessing. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE That's how I passed. Never said I was any good at Morse, quite the opposite in fact. I found that 70% copy was good enough for 7/10 multiple guess. If there hadn't been multiple guess I would never have passed 20wpm, for sure. When you're asked was the operator's name Hank, Frank, Bert or Gert, and you copy _ANK you have got the 50/50 like on Who Wants to be a Millionaire on TV. The other trick that I assume still works is listening for .. ,,, (IS), which precedes every answer. Name is _____, Ant is _____. And another thing. Copy IS Y____ and you know that either the rig is a Yeasu or the antenna is a Yagi, and if you know how many characters came after the Y, you know which of those is right. I miss the beginnings of words, but I know that ____OOD is Kenwood. It's still Kenwood even if you miss the D but just copy the OO. I approached it like a crossword puzzle. I couldn't make a minute solid copy at 20wpm to save my life. |
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