[Fists] Quitting ARRL?

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Trev:

Thank you for your reply and copying your input to the ARRL on their 
"Restructuring II" proposal.  I have many of the same reservations regarding their 
overly-generous bandwidth allocation to the new Novice class, in the absence of 
any serious testing of knowledge or passage of time in which to acquire even 
basic operating skills.  We shall have to see what shakes out in the FCC's NPRM, 
and comment accordingly.

73 de Larry, K3LT
FISTS 2008, CC 703

In a message dated 02/05/2004 12:35:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
kg6cyn@softhome.net writes:

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 First, why should Technician operators get a "free" upgrade to "General"
 class? They haven't passed the current test. It would seem more prudent to
 give them "Novice" privileges until they pass the "General" class test.
 
 Secondly, that's an awful lot of bandwidth that we plan to give the
  "Novices".  They would actually have more phone bandwidth than current
 General Class operators on 40 Meters! Why don't we rethink this plan and
 come up with something a bit more realistic like the original Novice
 bandwidths. This seems like an awful lot considering they only have to pass
 a very simple 25 question multiple-choice test, and have yet to show any
 operating skills.
 
 Third, how do you plan on enforcing 50 Watts for "Novices" on 10 Meters? We
 may as well make it 100 Watts as most modern transceivers have this
 capability.
 
 I urge the ARRL to reconsider polling its membership of HF operators, and
 find out what their opinions are. After doing so, you may find that what you
 have planned for the future of Amateur Radio is far from what the members
 that you are supposed to represent have in mind. Not doing so will likely
 cause the membership to decline in the next few years, mine included. I do
 plan on filing my comments to the FCC when it's available for comment.
 
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