XPost: uk.radio.amateur   
   From: headstone255@yahoo.com   
      
   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.   
      
   +1   
      
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