"Alun L. Palmer" wrote in message
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"Dee Flint" wrote in
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"Alun L. Palmer" wrote in message
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Michael Coslo wrote in
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It's not particurly difficult, but I can see no need to continue the
closed classes. All those who would get a 'free upgrade' have held
their licences for some time, so I foresee no impact whatsoever from
eliminating those licences and upgrading them.

Alun N3KIP

Why not simply cancel their licenses unless they take the upgrade exam
by a certain date? It gets rid of the closed classes yet gives no one
a freebie. Those who are active or care about their license but are
inactive due to circumstances in their lives currently will upgrade.
Those who don't care won't be any great loss. Let's shake the dead
wood out of the tree and find out how many hams we really do have.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE




Cancelling is a bit harsh. Maybe they could be downgraded at the next
renewal after say three years notice up front. Of course, for Novices that
would mean cancellation, but I seriously doubt whether there are any
active
Novices?

73 de Alun, N3KIP

There are a few though they are very few. I was looking at vanity call
signs recently issued on some site or another and there was even a Novice
who had received a vanity call. Since he/she was restricted to a 2x3 call
there must have been some other reason that they wished a new call.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE