"Radio Amateur KC2HMZ" wrote in
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On 27 Sep 2003 02:29:23 GMT, ospam (Larry Roll K3LT)
wrote:
Now, then...once the government has stopped subsidizing the
manufacture and testing of CW operators by eliminating the code test,
how do you think we should reallocate the Novice subbands?
Well since there are still people who hold Novice licenses, we ought to keep
them as is. Otherwise the current Novices (who can renew until they die)
will be losing privileges. Normally rule changes attempt to be done in such
a manner that current licensees neither gain nor lose privileges other than
those very specific to the rule being changed. I.e. dropping the code test
would not eliminate the Novice or any other class. If the simplest approach
is taken to this change (simply dropping the code requirement), we would
actually have an immediate increase in people with access to the Novice
subbands as all Techs, not just Techs with code, would now be able to
operate there. So this should increase the need to keep these bands
allocated to the Novice/Technician groups.
Dee D. Flint, N8UZE