On 06/04/16, Daryl Stout said the following...
 
 DS>   True, it gives them an idea of what to expect. Thankfully, I've never
 DS> had an instance of "cheating" at my sessions, and hope I
never do. I
 DS> have heard of some sessions where the exam was "given
away". An "honest
 DS> examinee" reported it, and the VE's involved were stripped of their
 DS> licdenses and accreditations for life...not to mention the examinees had
 DS> to go before another VE Team, or the FCC, and test again. If I remember
 DS> right, not a single one passed on the second try. Plus, things like this

Thanks for your advice Daryl. We have a VE session coming up next Saturday.
It's going to be a large session too because there is a series of classes
being taught for all three levels of licensing, so we'll actually be able to
put all those extra VEs to work.

I wonder if we will ever get to the point where we administer the exams
with computers, similar to how it's done with driver's tests at the DMV? Of
course that would have its own unique challenges.

 DS> 1) When I asked one local ham (long since a Silent Key) what his secret
 DS> was to learning CW, he said "I learned all the dirty words
first". I
 DS> laughed, and admitted "Well, you can't say them on the air, but if it
 DS> helps, more power to you". The next week, I heard a club teaching a CW
 DS> class over the year, via Echolink. The first 4 letters they taught
 DS> formed the "S expletive", and I thought "I'll be
damned!!". But, when
 DS> you looked at the dot and dash pattern, it made PERFECT SENSE.

Hahahahah! Very good point!

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