Switzerland has abolished code testing. They have mailed out a letter to
each Class 2 (no-code) ham authorising them to use all HF bands.

On 8 Jul 2003 23:53:12 GMT, Alun Palmer wrote:

Switzerland has abolished code testing. They have mailed out a letter to
each Class 2 (no-code) ham authorising them to use all HF bands.

That's what happens when you don't have to have non-technical
politicians ratify a technical treaty and then send it to an
agency/department for ministerial action.

No doubt they were ready to go even before the WRC began.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

Alun Palmer wrote:

Switzerland has abolished code testing. They have mailed out a letter to
each Class 2 (no-code) ham authorising them to use all HF bands.

Both of them??

Dick Carroll wrote in :



Alun Palmer wrote:

Switzerland has abolished code testing. They have mailed out a letter
to
each Class 2 (no-code) ham authorising them to use all HF bands.

Both of them??



I've done some homework on this. There are something like 4,800 Swiss
hams, about half and half Class 1 (HB9+2 letters) and Class 2 (HB9+3
letters), excepting only about 70 or 80 (!) Class 3 (HB3). I thought at
first that we would hear a new prefix, but the few HB3s will continue to
have only 2m/70cm. In fact there are about a couple of thousand Class 2
Swiss no-coders now unleashed on HF with longer HB9 + 3 letter calls.

Switzerland is only the beginning. In a couple of weeks time you can look
forward to hearing UK no-coders on HF with G1, G6, G7, G8 and M1 calls.
Those are just the ones with full privileges. There will be 2E1s with
Intermediate licences to join the existing 2E0s as well (there are at
least four times as many 2E1s as there are 2E0s). There are probably
about 40,000 UK no-coders.

And it won't stop there.

"Alun Palmer" wrote in message
...
Dick Carroll wrote in :



Alun Palmer wrote:

Switzerland has abolished code testing. They have mailed out a letter
to
each Class 2 (no-code) ham authorising them to use all HF bands.

Both of them??

I've done some homework on this. There are something like 4,800 Swiss
hams, about half and half Class 1 (HB9+2 letters) and Class 2 (HB9+3
letters), excepting only about 70 or 80 (!) Class 3 (HB3). I thought at
first that we would hear a new prefix, but the few HB3s will continue to
have only 2m/70cm. In fact there are about a couple of thousand Class 2
Swiss no-coders now unleashed on HF with longer HB9 + 3 letter calls.

Switzerland is only the beginning. In a couple of weeks time you can look
forward to hearing UK no-coders on HF with G1, G6, G7, G8 and M1 calls.
Those are just the ones with full privileges. There will be 2E1s with
Intermediate licences to join the existing 2E0s as well (there are at
least four times as many 2E1s as there are 2E0s). There are probably
about 40,000 UK no-coders.

And it won't stop there.

Is that an expression of concern? Or simply a statement
of fact?

Cheers,
Bill K2UNK

Just because they are B licences does not mean they don't use CW. I use CW
and I'm G6 and used it on 2m 70cm and 6m. Cw will NEVER die !.
"Alun Palmer" wrote in message
...
Dick Carroll wrote in :



Alun Palmer wrote:

Switzerland has abolished code testing. They have mailed out a letter
to
each Class 2 (no-code) ham authorising them to use all HF bands.

Both of them??



I've done some homework on this. There are something like 4,800 Swiss
hams, about half and half Class 1 (HB9+2 letters) and Class 2 (HB9+3
letters), excepting only about 70 or 80 (!) Class 3 (HB3). I thought at
first that we would hear a new prefix, but the few HB3s will continue to
have only 2m/70cm. In fact there are about a couple of thousand Class 2
Swiss no-coders now unleashed on HF with longer HB9 + 3 letter calls.

Switzerland is only the beginning. In a couple of weeks time you can look
forward to hearing UK no-coders on HF with G1, G6, G7, G8 and M1 calls.
Those are just the ones with full privileges. There will be 2E1s with
Intermediate licences to join the existing 2E0s as well (there are at
least four times as many 2E1s as there are 2E0s). There are probably
about 40,000 UK no-coders.

And it won't stop there.

Alun Palmer wrote:

More like gloating over the losers in this debate, I'm afraid!

Yup, I kinda noticed that. I wasn't going to say anything but now that
you bring it up, you aren't much of a good "winner", are you?

- Mike KB3EIA -

Mike Coslo wrote in
:

Alun Palmer wrote:

More like gloating over the losers in this debate, I'm afraid!

Yup, I kinda noticed that. I wasn't going to say anything but now
that
you bring it up, you aren't much of a good "winner", are you?

- Mike KB3EIA -



It comes from dealing with the ranting of Larry Roll and the like