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M0DCM > FREECB 20.11.03 04:05l 58 Lines 2525 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 410708M0DCM
Read: GUEST
Subj: Re: UK CB licence to be scrapped!
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From: M0DCM@GB7MAX.#28.GBR.EU
To : FREECB@WW
[ 20/11/2003 01:57z #:0708 @:M0DCM QRA:IO82XO ] Header v1.21 by G7VFD.
"2003 - 20 Years of GB7MAX and The Midlands AX25 Packet User Group"
G4EBT Wrote...
> There's a proposal to completely withdraw the present UK-only 40 CB
> channels, and retain just the 40 Pan-European Channels. The RA say that
> at its peak, there were 300,000 CB licences in the UK, which has fallen
> to only 24,000, and the steadily declining CB activity levels doesn't
> justify the retention of 80 channels.
OLD NEWS!
> It is also proposed to scrap the requirement to hold a licence for CB,
> pointing to a useful precedent as far back as 1981, when the need for
> a licence for model aircraft control was removed.
More OLD NEWS!!
I heard about this around 12months ago, I think either via the RSGB News
or some Magazine.
I can see quite a lot of Pirating going to happen when they do scrap the
UK-40, as there are quite a few 40ch only rigs still out there, so I hope
the new regulator OFCOM has enough TAX-PAYERS money to over come this
problem in around 7yrs time.
> One thing that the RA could do which would help a little, is to scrap
> the need for mandatory log-keeping.
I know a few Hams that don't use logbooks, but why scrap Logbooks? I find
it an essential tool to remembering who and when I spoke to anyone. I
wonder are you one of these that don't use a logbook?
So the Secretary of State will no longer be in charge of Ham Licenses as
of 2004 when OFCON oops OFCOM take over!
"DE M0DCM Dave" \|¦|/ "GB7MAX
( o o ) Assistant Sysop"
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