Hi Mikeb
Just got into this thread. I thought you guys had the OP question well in hand, but now that the thread has turned into a show of hands for who's a ham, I want to put mine up too! VE7COR, licensed since 1975. My original testing was quite comparable to what Nigel described, and I'm guessing that requirements have been watered down a little bit in Canada too, but I'm ok with that. I'm not active lately but was back in my school days in my school club and for several years after graduation. Ham activity has fallen by the wayside as life's other priorities elbow their way to the head of the time line, so to speak. I'm still there in spirit though.