Mark and Bart, AR>The document from Fred Maia that Jim forwarded to ODV last week was Fred's AR>proposed revision to the Technician syllabus. ARRL staff submitted its AR>comments to the committee on Friday. We expect the QPC to deliberate on and AR>then release the new Technician syllabus in the next ten days. Our position AR>is that the current Technician syllabus has served us well since the early AR>1990s. Although some revision is always needed to reflect changes in Amateur AR>Radio, wholesale changes to the subject matter are not required. We do not AR>support Fred Maia's proposal to remove all math from the syllabus and are AR>comfortable with the level of math required by the present syllabus. As AR>someone noted, the high pass rate for the current exams contradicts the AR>"it's too tough" viewpoint. Thank you. As an amateur radio instructor and a VE, I think the level of the Technician syllabus is appropriate as it stands right now. We don't see many people failing the Technician exam at VE sessions. We don't need to make it any easier. If anything should be changed, perhaps the need to demonstrate proper operation and proper operating etiquette. - Bill N3LLR