Return-Path: Received: from rly-me08.mx.aol.com (rly-me08.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.42]) by air-me07.mail.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILINME072-9ce489acee2193; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:31:26 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-me08.mx.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINME082-9ce489acee2193; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:31:08 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1KR2jL-0001jW-3E for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:28:27 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1KR2jG-0001jN-WC for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:28:23 +0100 Received: from smtp-out-2.talktalk.net ([62.24.128.232] helo=smtp.talktalk.net) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KR2jA-0004tI-NH for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:28:22 +0100 X-Path: TTSMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AiQFABBrmkhOkGc9/2dsb2JhbACCKS6BWoVSomg Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.144.103.61]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 07 Aug 2008 11:28:03 +0100 Message-ID: <002001c8f878$4649ba20$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:28:03 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=0.036,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: Tick test Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01C8F880.A7AC5310" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : n ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C8F880.A7AC5310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable David. It does not alter the facts as I specified before. A person with no knowledge about the subject could be lucky and tick the rig= ht boxes. Like the lottery numbers selection, whereas a question paper and a= pen and a blank sheet of paper for the answers leaves nothing to chance. RAF senario 1 Do I bale out 2 crash land 3 pray and take pot luck 4 do nothing 5 climb on to wing and restart engine 6 call for help Like you mention operating procedures and Q/Z codes are as important as the=20= tecnical info. From an international point of view CW and a good knowledge o= f Q codes is a big bonus, it overcomes all the language difficulties. Mal/G3KEV ----- Original Message -----=20 From: G0MRF@aol.com=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:27 AM Subject: Re: LF: Tick test In a message dated 06/08/2008 23:12:39 GMT Standard Time, g3ldo@ukonline.c= o.uk writes: mal hamilton wrote: > I suppose the students cannot be blamed, since 1979 its their only=20 > option, no alternative. The RAF technical examining board used objective multiple choice=20 question method in the early 1950s. Hi all. For general info from a tick test marker. The pass mark of the basic UK foundation level exam is 72% which is much h= igher than the old RAE. In an exam I invigilated last night we had six candidates with 4 passing.=20= Of the remaining two who were not successful, the reason was one that I see= on too many occasions. Both candidates did very well on the technical side=20= of the exam. ( TX RX antennas EMC theory) but scored poorly (30%) on the lic= ense conditions section. Even for those people with a technical background, work is required and st= udy on areas of the syllabus you are not familiar with is essential. They'll be back! David G0MRF ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C8F880.A7AC5310 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
David.
It does not alter the facts as I specified before.
A person with no knowledge about the subject could be lucky and ti= ck=20 the right boxes. Like the lottery numbers selection, whereas a question pape= r=20 and a pen and a blank sheet of paper for the answers leaves=20 nothing to chance.
RAF senario
1 Do I bale out
2 crash land
3 pray and take pot luck
4 do nothing
5 climb on to wing and restart engine
6 call for help
 
Like you mention operating procedures and Q/Z codes are as=20 important as the tecnical info. From an international point of view CW and a= =20 good knowledge of Q codes is a big bonus, it overcomes all the language=20 difficulties.
Mal/G3KEV
 
 
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G0MRF@aol.com <= /DIV>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:= 27=20 AM
Subject: Re: LF: Tick test

In a message dated 06/08/2008 23:12:39 GMT Standard Time, g3ldo@ukonline.co.uk writes:
ma= l=20 hamilton wrote:
> I suppose the students cannot be blamed, since 1= 979=20 its their only
> option, no alternative.
The RAF technical=20 examining board used objective multiple choice
question method in th= e=20 early 1950s.
Hi all.
 
For general info from a tick test marker.
 
The pass mark of the basic UK foundation level exam is 72% which is m= uch=20 higher than the old RAE.
 
In an exam I invigilated last night we had six candidates with 4=20 passing.  Of the remaining two who were not successful, the reason wa= s=20 one that I see on too many occasions. Both candidates did very well on the= =20 technical side of the exam. ( TX RX antennas EMC theory) but scored poorly= =20 (30%) on the license conditions section.
 
Even for those people with a technical background, work is required a= nd=20 study on areas of the syllabus you are not familiar with is essential.
 
They'll be back!
 
David  G0MRF
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