Re: Attracting young people; where did that anxiety arise?
#Youth
What ever you just don¡¯t want the likes of the M3s M6s and 2E0 all because you done your city& guilds I¡¯d have liked to have done that but at 63 I think it a lot to take in yes the younger
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Re: Attracting young people; where did that anxiety arise?
#Youth
Amateur radio has never been dying. Who told you that?
As to those who denigrate we older people, I challenge all of you not to
be 24 hours older than you were this time yesterday :-)
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Gareth G4SDW (ne G8DXY) GQRP #3339 <headstone255@...>
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Re: My stance ...
#Fringe
Yes we¡¯ll all you old one wouldn¡¯t reflect the reality on the 21st century but if this goes ahead Raynet will loose a lot of members and so will the RSGB there¡¯s a lot of old boys just happy
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peter davies
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Re: My stance ...
#Fringe
On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 11:13 AM, Pete M0PSX wrote:
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> Gareth,
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> Thanks for outlining your stance. My stance is that I believe that the hobby
> has changed significantly since the days when much
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Gareth G4SDW (ne G8DXY) GQRP #3339 <headstone255@...>
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Re: Attracting young people; where did that anxiety arise?
#Youth
Yes it is the RSGB that brought the foundation intermediate into being to bring a dying hobby back to life now you know it alls want rid of us not all M3s and M6s 2E0 play up on the radio there¡¯s
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peter davies
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Re: My stance ...
#Fringe
Where are you based? I'm in Chippenham in Wiltshire and fully prepared to offer
personal tuition on the sole condition that once having passed the Intermediate
level you go straight on to the Full
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Gareth G4SDW (ne G8DXY) GQRP #3339 <headstone255@...>
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Attracting young people; where did that anxiety arise?
#Youth
In the late 1960s in my final years in the state grammar / latterly comprehensive school
system, in a school of 1200 pupils, there were only 3 of us with an interest
in amateur radio.
50 years on, is
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Gareth G4SDW (ne G8DXY) GQRP #3339 <headstone255@...>
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Re: My stance ...
#Fringe
I certainly would employ a person without qualifications but not at 14 because of the age limits on full time work, but post 16, yes!
My profession is information security. I was one of the original
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John G4SWX
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Re: New UK Entry Level Licence proposed
#Licensing
Interesting idea but you also need to ask what's in it for Ofcom, as ultimately the decision is theirs? Amateur Radio isn't high on their agenda and no doubt this would cost them time and money to
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Pete North
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Re: My stance ...
#Fringe
Gareth,
Thanks for outlining your stance. My stance is that I believe that the hobby has changed significantly since the days when much of this applied, and this does not reflect the realities of
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Pete M0PSX
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Re: My stance ...
#Fringe
Yes I agree with you about the cb part but like I said M3 M6 and 2E0s feel like we¡¯re being made to progress and some of us haven¡¯t even got the brain to take all this technology in I¡¯ve took my
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peter davies
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My stance ...
#Fringe
By making something elitist, then you give something for those with a
genuine interest in the technical pursuit that is amateur radio something
to aim for and to feel justifiably proud when they
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Gareth G4SDW (ne G8DXY) GQRP #3339 <headstone255@...>
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Re: The beginner amateur license
#Licensing
NOTHING !!!
If you go back and read and listen to what I was suggesting it was a simple?additional VHF only beginner's license.
Please put the 'they have hidden agendas' thoughts back to
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John G4SWX
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Re: New UK Entry Level Licence proposed
#Licensing
Hi, I have been following this discussion with some interest and thought you might like a female perspective on the matter. As mother I also understand the next generation and can tell you interest
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Caz G6URY
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The beginner amateur license
#Licensing
G4SWX so what will happen with all the M3s M6s M7s and 2E0 now will their powers be restricted even more instead of gaining members they¡¯ll be driving members away and emergency services like
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peter davies
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Re: New UK Entry Level Licence proposed
#Licensing
Says it all, really -? anyone who can use the words "old man" in an email....?
I found your posting entirely civil, John, and all your points well made.?
Bob, G8IYK
Need to define a
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bobsayers2000
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Re: New UK Entry Level Licence proposed
#Licensing
On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 08:31 PM, John G4SWX wrote:
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> On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 09:21 AM, Gareth G4SDW (ne G8DXY) GQRP #3339 wrote:
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Gareth G4SDW (ne G8DXY) GQRP #3339 <headstone255@...>
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Re: New UK Entry Level Licence proposed
#Licensing
The numbers of radio amateurs in the 1950s and 1960s does not matter a fig in today's environment.
What matters is external perception of amateur radio NOT?anything that?radio amateurs themselves
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John G4SWX
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Re: New UK Entry Level Licence proposed
#Licensing
Hi well I¡¯m new to thinking about getting a license. Very much into messing around with a receiver but am increasingly interested in transmitting. The online course/ exam I feel is a great way
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Clinchy
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Re: New UK Entry Level Licence proposed
#Licensing
On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 07:32 PM, John Summers wrote:
> I'm rather the reverse Gareth. I spend most of my spare time helping others be
> safe and helping children learn new things as a volunteer.
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Gareth G4SDW (ne G8DXY) GQRP #3339 <headstone255@...>
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