Funny how the ones that posted what (IMO) I feel were "out of line" comments are the ones that responded to my post

. Although one that stated "I'm a lowly General and I know more" hasn't. Good for you, very informative...we'll give you a medal.
Greyline:
Question pools are published. Morse code isn't required. It is what it is, and if you use that to pass the exam, you're an amateur radio operator in that respective class. What you feel is wrong, and what someone "should know" is immaterial. It is kind of a personal attack by inferring someone asked a stupid question. I've been a ham for 64 years, a DXer, now mostly an avid contester, and I've seen the gamut of operating practices over the years. Many 1x2 and 2x1 calls signs don't know how to work DX operating split frequency, and attempt to participate in contests without knowing the rules or required exchange. In both cases, they screw up a QSO. They may be propagation experts, but still crappy operators that affect others. Which scenario is worse?
W2IRT:
At least you gave the OP some useful information in your first post, before telling him he should have seen that covered in the exam. One can have "intellectual curiosity" in one area, but not in another. Maybe you think he "should know" about propagation, but apparently he didn't. That's why he asked the question. And at least you admit you don't know much about certain aspects of ham radio, like antenna design. But if you asked a question on the forums about antennas, would you like to be told that you "should know" the answer, without getting a helpful response?
ON6KE:
You're assuming he didn't search the internet. Maybe he did, and didn't see the answer he wanted without getting too technical. Maybe something simple like "Generally 20M and up during daylight, 40M and down during night time, and 30M in the middle", like someone else stated. And there are always anomalies where those don't always hold true. Not interested in F layers or absorption. You know what "ass-u-me" means

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K1FBI:
I see you just answered. I see on his QRZ page that the OP has many DXCC and WAS awards without knowing much about propagation. He's an operator...do you have all those on-air achievements? If you know so much, I suggest you criticize an Extra when you obtain your Extra.
Now here I am criticizing those that criticize others

. All I'm suggesting is that people should think before posting negative comments that serve no purpose. I'm just a believer that "if you can't say anything nice/constructive, don't say anything". Many OPs on this thread posted helpful comments, and I'm sure the OP appreciates that.
73, Bob K7JQ