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HamRadioNow: That ARRL Entry Level License Survey

Discussion in 'Amateur Radio News' started by K4AAQ, Mar 2, 2017.

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  1. WB0MPB

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    That just made me wonder if there are science fairs anymore? I remember making electronic projects and going to the science fair up in Des Moines.
    John, WB0MPB
     
  2. WJ2L

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    As regards reallocation, if CB is eliminated, the truckers and such could go over to vhf/uhf where they should have been in the first place.
    GMRS and similar services. Regarding 11 meters, thats definitly ham spectrum, where dx and skip can be legal. Who knows the Amateur service may get a few more licenses of those who want to work DX! I know this is pie in the sky thinking but maybe something is better than nothing.
     
  3. WJ2L

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    John, Good entry! Practical education is pretty useful and definitly has a part in this world. Good to hear your history as well. growing up on a farm
    give you alot of space for antennas and similar projects. 73 Bill
     
  4. WF9Q

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    Now days its hard to determine if 2 meter FM or CB has more activity. Cell phones and wireless internet service has taken the place of a CB, some still have them. Around here its dead, back in the 70's and 80's almost everyone in the neighborhood had a CB and that was pretty cool times!!!
     
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  5. W2AI

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    11 meters was part of the U.S. amateur radio spectrum up until 1959. Shortly after WWII; a "citizen's radio service" was proposed by the FCC in the 470 mc region. The proposal did not fly because radio manufacturers did not want to supply equipment for UHF as it was not cost effective at that time.
     
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  6. KC8PCL

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    With some reasonable power restrictions like no linear amplifiers, I see no reason not to give some HF privileges on other bands with modes other than CW to current Tech license's. after all, we police our own members to keep the rule's intact. I think it would stimulate the tech's to want to upgrade to general or extra class.
     
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  7. WF9Q

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    The motivated ones have already done so.

    That would be great for an entry level license, just limit the width of the sub band. A dedicated sub band on 40 meters would be perfect and should be a small sliver. Congestion would drive the need to upgrade.
     
  8. WJ2L

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    Thanks W2AI for the education update. Rethinking the CB spectrum allocation could be helpful in elimination of some the unnecessary
    qrm. Sorry the 470mHZ was not allocated back then! 73
     
  9. WJ2L

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    SOUNDS reasonable.
     
  10. W2AI

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    It is often said that the progression of WWII crammed 75 years of research into a four year period in the field of electronics. Scientists and engineers were working day and night back then to fast-forward technology. UHF in 1946 was just as foreign to radio communications as HF was back in 1920. Hence, the creation of the Technician Class License in 1951 as an "experimenter" not a "communicator" with 220 mc and up privileges. In 1955, Technicians received 6 meters privileges for "experimental purposes" and finally 145-147 mc, in 1959, for the same purpose. With the advent of commercially made VHF radios in the early 60s; the Technician Class operator crossed the barrier from experimenter to communicator.
     
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  11. AD5KO

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    Neat info. :)
     
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  12. W2AI

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    Novice License privileges back in 1963: 75 watts DC input, crystal control transmitter, cw only on 80,40 and 15 mtrs. AM phone allowed from 145-147 mc.
     
  13. KA2JMC

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    give novie's 144.000 to 147.999 and UHF and HF and now look for a entry level :(
     
  14. KN0JI

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    More privs for Novices?!? You know of any?
     
  15. AB3TQ

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    Novice privileges? Any concern about Novice privileges is like updating a seating chart on the Titanic. There are roughly 10,000 of them left (about 1% of the service). They have been declining by about 1,000 licenses per year for the last few years. They seem to keep a very low profile (I have never met one). What would be the point of modifying their privileges now, and how would that improve amateur radio?
     

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