he RSGB has today announced online invigilation of foundation exams. Could this be a step towards a more streamlined foundation process in the future.?

Finally with all that is going on currently, I hope everyone is keeping well.?

Hi all- never seen a wanted ad on here before so hoping Im not offending anyone!!

I'm looking for a 2m and 70cm dual band mobile radio, personal preference would be a Yaesu but I will of course consider other makes

Please can you get in touch with details of what you have for sale inc the price, I'll obviously cover the postage too

Thanks - Kev - G4XLO

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Alister Chapman offers a whole UK code plug on his website for the MD380, the page also provides instructions for getting it onto the radio. Haven’t tried it myself, just remembered hearing about it. Hope this provides some help to you.

On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 04:26 PM, <mw3vjn.tristant@...> wrote:

Try looking at

basic ones mainly for Scotland but are easly edited

73 Joe 2M0JHY

have just been given a dmr ty2 mf380 have dowload the latest softwere can anyboy help me get it up and running i have the dongle plug into the computer i belive i need a codeplug not sure what else u help would be much arishated?



tristan mw3vjn?

I bleave CQScotland (https://www.cqscotland.com) run by

David Searle MM0HQD -

have been working with Men Shedders from across the Central Belt met in Glasgow May 20th to build an electronic project. The 1.2 watt amplifier kit connects to a cellphone, MP3 player, or practice guitar to create room filling music. This event was made possible by the generous support of the Radio Society of Great Britain Legacy Fund,

Joe

11 million seniors

4 million live alone
1 million say they often feel lonely
20% say they see family neighbors
and friends less than weekly

we should aim our efforts at getting these people to join in ham radio

seniors know how to make and hold a conversation

amateur radio would help them to socialize

today most radio amateurs are seniors themselves

the average age of arrl members is 65+

Sorry but this is one of the reasons why we are getting less relevant due to thinking like this.

On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 03:02 PM, Guy G4DWV 4X1LT wrote:It may not surprise you to know that I am NOT in favour of a free licence! Without paying something, we cannot hold OFCOM to account for the poor job that they do. They cannot even get the ADSL providers to notch out the amateur bands which would be quite easy to do.AIUI, the ability is already in the specification and can be easily done. The minimum cost for a licence should be ?25 IMHO. That's 7p a day! That's so cheap after working out the daily cost I am sorely tempted to increase my minimum! Nobody is forcing anybody to get a vanity callsign, so if somebody does not want one they just have to not bother. That is the case with car number plates and it brings in loads of money.

Paying a licence fee or not does not impact on whether Ofcom will do anything about 'interference' - note that Ofcom does not see that being able to make weak signal contacts as interference and say that there are other bands that we can use. Do we really want to push the regulator to make a decision about imposing notching on all VDSL users in the UK? If so I can see the decision making process now, lets do cost benefit analysis of Government and consumers wanting faster broadband or a few amateurs wanting to chat to someone on the other side of the world. I know who would win that debate. We will never win the battle on this.

Also ?25 for a licence is based on what? Most licences that Ofcom issues have a minimum fee of ?75 as they say this is to recover their costs.?

You are right of course. I do stand by the sentiment of my comment though, that for any changes to the entry route to this hobby those making the changes put themselves in the shoes of someone new.?

Any changes to the foundation licence should be to help facilitate learning and help develop that same principle of self training you refer to. Fostering links with the maker community could be one possible route for this.?

Paul

In message <[email protected]>, Paul via Groups.Io <m0ppd@...> writes

With people suggesting we should pay a licence fee and the current
exams aren’t a patch on the old ones; how about instead when the 5
yearly renewal comes round you need to resit the current exam for
your licence. Ensures everyone is fully up to date with the current
state of the hobby and what is expected of new entrants to the
hobby and further funds the RSGB.?

This has been suggested elsewhere (and on several occasions).

However, the amateur licence is not like a professional qualification, where in order to interact effectively and commercially with others, you have little option but to keep up-to-date with the latest technology.

Instead, amateur radio is 'self-training', where we set our own level of knowledge and attainment. As a result, some are generally content to plough along with the old tried and tested techniques (possibly adding occasional innovations), while others like keep up with the latest technology - and quite a few are actually even ahead of it.

Ian (G3OHX)
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Well, I for one would fail miserably!!

I suspect that I'm not the only one and in consequence the UK amateur radio would decline very sharply...

Exams at my age? I have difficulty remembering what I had for breakfast.

Peter G4URT

PS - as usual it was porridge but it took me a minute to remember!!!

With people suggesting we should pay a licence fee and the current exams aren’t a patch on the old ones; how about instead when the 5 yearly renewal comes round you need to resit the current exam for your licence. Ensures everyone is fully up to date with the current state of the hobby and what is expected of new entrants to the hobby and further funds the RSGB.?

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Les, just because some people may be poor does not mean that they should be able to afford everything. Where do you draw the line? Motoring, holidays in the sun etc?