[amsat-bb] RE: ARRL License Restructuring Proposal

["John Becker" <molou@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I must agree with Rich.
2 meters and the 440 band will not cut it.
You have got to have HF DX contacts to makr any
inpack.

John, N0AJF, EMT, FARMEDIC

> On 23-Jul-98 samuel bryant wrote:
> > But with all the big shots trying to take away the spectrum why not
make a
> > license and forget code to get  more people on the air and not lose 
what we
> > have now or let every one fight and lose out all together ??????   
just a
> > thought
> 
>    You'll note that people are generally complaining about the proposal
for
> lower CW requirements for *HF* access.  In that context, there is
absolutely no
> issue with "big shots trying to take away the spectrum."  Quite the
opposite,
> in fact - we've gained significant HF bands recently, and will probably
be
> gaining even MORE in the future, especially around 40M.  Governments,
> commercial, and military interests are FAR more interested the VHF+ bands
than
> in HF.  
> 
> - Rich
> 
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> Rich Mulvey                                         
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