XPost: uk.radio.amateur   
   From: kinvig.netta@ntlworld.com   
      
   "Alan"  wrote in message   
   news:pc18j1$prn$1@dont-email.me...   
   > Jimbo in Hawick ...  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> The three levels of amateur radio examinations provide easy no effort   
   >> access   
   >> to a   
   >> once fine hobby, Why build knowledge and experience when you can continue   
   >> to   
   >> enjoy the opportunities and operating privileges that were once hard to   
   >> achive.   
   >   
   > Foundation was introduced in 2002 to address the fact that the hobby was   
   > dying. Other countries (such as US) have also adopted an entry-level   
   > system   
   > to help encourage more people to take up the hobby.   
      
   It is still dying...and the US is a mess as well ......   
      
   >   
   > Looking at the numbers, more people are progressing to the Full licence   
   > through the current scheme than were completing the C&G, so it's hard to   
   > argue that the scheme started over 15 ago hasn't worked.   
      
   They should have left it alone...hobby is now full of scumbags world wide   
   .....   
      
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