Gregg ) writes:
Behold, nospam scribed on tube chassis:

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:23:08 GMT, Gregg wrote:

IMHO, it would be of benefit if the no-code class, rather than limit one
to commercial based equipment, be forced to use homebrew TX or RX
equipment.

We have far to many appliance ops.

The only requirement being a power limitation and it meets the spectral
purity, etc. regs of the country of origin. Boatanchor or
"radio-on-a-PIC", whatever construction.

That exists already/

Here in the USA:

Tech limited to bands starting at 6M (50mhz) and up to whatever. Power
is 1500 max, any mode, build, modify or buy. No CW required. All modes
permitted unless restricted by band use, SSB, FM, Fastscan TV,
Data/digital, and even CW. Even if you have not taken the CW test and
you think you can do it you can use it.

Tech+ same as above with code, limited access to some of the HF bands.

General same as Tech(all permitted modes per band), required 5wpm code
and grants access to the MW and HF bands (160 thru 10).

Extra all of general privledges plus acces to some of the subbands.

Allison
Kb1GMX

There you have an advantage on us. Unless the regs changed recently, the
VE/VO no-coder allows only "CB" style Ham ops :-(

Once again, you're misreading the rules.

As I told you last summer, whether someone has passed the code test
or not has no relevance. It's whether someone has passed the advanced test.
Since it's a mix and match system, people can pass the advanced test
without taking a code test. They can build all the transmitters all
they want at that point, but since they haven't passed the code test
they have no HF privileges.

There is no "no code license" in Canada. There are two levels of license,
and either one can be no-code.

Michael VE2BVW