Perhaps you've missed the obvious but advancing from FL to Full just isn't happening. Why would anyone want to advance when there is no incentive to advance? In what way do you believe that adding another unwanted licence class will allow advancement to other classes of licence?
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19 Oct 2019, 11:49 by g4tbd@...:
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I think reality has to be faced here, its not like it was when you had to build your own equipment as a lot of us have done.
With anyone being able to get a Baofeng with the suggested power level this would take a burden off repeater keepers.
Surely this is all we are contemplating.
If so it would make repeater keepers happy.
A online regulations test and an appropriate licence.
This would still allow advancement to other classes of licence.
If you are going to argue it could lead to messing about you are too late we have seen it all before.
On Friday, October 18, 2019, 08:39:00 PM GMT+1, Roger Hayter GW8BFO <orders@...> wrote:
I would generally support the proposal.? I believe the important part of the new licence will be the availability, perhaps online, without having to attend or join a club, mix with other amateurs, do a series of practicals, morse appreciations, and other largely social interactions.? I accept that some may join on whim and drift away, but the present system makes entry to amateur radio impossible to those who are not obsessively keen on socialising.? It should not be a test of clubbability.? I am less concerned about the precise standard (online administration lends itself to iterative sell-education) or the precise privileges.? Easy entry for normal, independent-minded people would be the biggest gain.? I have nothing against clubs, I just don't want to attend one.
