Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site zeus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!teklds!zeus!jhb From: jhb@zeus.UUCP (John H. Burgess) Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Re: Novice question Message-ID: <459@zeus.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 10:30:28 EST Article-I.D.: zeus.459 Posted: Mon Feb 11 10:30:28 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 07:42:53 EST References: <456@zeus.UUCP> <277@petrus.UUCP> Reply-To: jhb@zeus.UUCP (John H. Burgess) Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 38 Summary: In article <277@petrus.UUCP> karn@petrus.UUCP writes: > > . > . > . > . > >This discussion about what ought to be a trivial (to us hams, anyway) >question brings up an important point. If it becomes obvious that a given >question is ambiguous, how do we go about having it removed from the list? >Can a person who has taken a test appeal such questions? > >Phil Part of the catch-22 is that the examiner isn't supposed to discuss the test results with the applicant. If you remember the one that was ambiguous, you can probably discuss that question with the examiner. In the case of the novice test, the test procedures are pretty lax. All you need to do is convince the examiner that you know the material; the examiner may even give an oral exam. So, if the ambiguous question is the one that caused failure, and you could convince the examiner that you know the material covered by that question, he can give you credit and pass you. In the case of the tech to extra, the VE team has no leeway to give credit for missed questions. As a VE, I, at least, would be willing to discuss a specific question with an applicant and would forward your complaint to the VEC and FCC. Of course, the applicant would also want to follow up on it vigorously, especially if that one question meant the difference between passing and not. Although the FCC and, possibly the VEC, might be able to waive a particular question, the 30-day waiting period would probably lapse sooner and you could re-take the test! Also, ANYbody can write to the FCC at ANY time about ANY of the questions, or even propose new ones. The question pool is constantly being updated. John Burgess, N7DCQ