XPost: uk.radio.amateur   
   From: super.pooh@fluffyunderbelly.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 9 Oct 2019 18:13:57 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..."   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 09/10/2019 18:05, Fred Roberts wrote:   
   >> On 09/10/2019 13:01, Southgate Amateur Radio News RSS Feed wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> New UK Entry Level Licence proposed   
   >>   
   >> Quote:-   
   >>   
   >> "A low-power VHF/UHF (144/430 MHz) entry class 'Beginner Amateur’ licence"   
   >>   
   >> We had that already OM. It was the "B" licence, as you know this failed   
   >> in that thousands became mired at this level (some for three decades,   
   >> possibly more) due to their inability or laziness to pass a simple morse   
   >> exam and the lack of a time limit. Not learning from past mistakes the   
   >> RSGB conspired to reward such ineptitude by granting full privileges to   
   >> these shirkers and at the same time introducing the ridiculously   
   >> generous foundation licence again with no time limit resulting in career   
   >> cb'ers simply morphing into career foundation licensees. Well   
   >> intentioned fools never learn.   
   >>   
   >> Given that we now have legal multimode cb and pmr 446 there is   
   >> absolutely no need or desire for this proposed new licence. You might   
   >> want to reflect upon the fact that had the RSGB not lobbied to grant the   
   >> class B's full HF privileges for no effort the VHF/UHF bands would not   
   >> be suffering from a dearth of activity. I would suggest that if you are   
   >> serious about increasing activity on the VHF/UHF that the RSGB lobbies   
   >> OFcom for removal of HF privileges from class b's, foundation licensees,   
   >> intermediates and fulls (until they pass a CW exam of at least 12wpm).   
   >> This one simple act will rejuvenate the VHF/UHF bands and at the same   
   >> time remove a lot of deliberate QRM and from the HF bands.   
   >   
   >   
   >here hear....   
      
   +1   
      
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