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From: M5WJF@GB7MAX.#28.GBR.EU
To : PC@WW
Hi Gordon,
I've just bought a hardware Firewall, so haven't looked at implementing
the one available in Mandrake 9.0, but I'm sure there are a few users out
there that could help with setting this up, any takers?
You're right, Linux vulnerability is much less, people just don't like
Microsoft and write things to stuff it up!
The M5 Series were being issued and the series closed, before M3's were
ever introduced, Hi!
At around 2000, and after the US implememted a 5wpm Morse Test, the UK
followed suit part of the way, and introduced a 5wpm Test alongside the
12wpm Test, and a whole new Licence Class A/B, CEPT 2, for those with an
RAE Pass who wanted to take a 5wpm Test. This was the M5 Series, but
anyone who took the 12wpm Test had a Class A under the M0 Series.
At the same time the UK vanity call system was introduced, which allows
you to ask for, but not reserve, a particular suffix if not already
issued. Although the situation still remains that a call cannot be
re-issued in the UK except under special circumstances. Indeed, the
vanity call system prompted some older Class A's to undertake the entirely
separate 5wpm Morse Test and apply for an M5 call.
I had been learning CW for a short while and was up to 8wpm so it was a
doddle to pass the 5wpm Test to gain 100W HF privileges on all HF Bands,
whilst retaining 400W privileges above 30MHz. After all, I only had a
100W HF Transceiver, Hi!
Class A/B lasted around 18 months or so, because the RA decided to drop
the 12wpm Test altogether, and retained the 5wpm Test until 26th July
2003.
I was informed by the RA in October 2002 that I now held a Class A, CEPT 1
Licence, and was offered my choice of M0 call, but could retain the M5
call if I wished, and was given about two weeks to decide.
I decided as only 600 or so M5's had been issued, an opportunity to hold
on to a rare prefix was too good to miss.
No more M5's have been issued since October 2002, and with people's
options taken for M0's (and a few made upset who were forced to go back to
a previously held Class A, and these people were upset!), plus natural
wastage, the number of M5's are already down to just over 300 in the World
(Worked all M5's is a possibility).
The UK Amateur Radio Licensing System has been through some changes, Hi!
Prior to end October 2002, the UK Licence System looked like this:
Full Class A - G0, G2, G3, G4, G5, M0 400W All Bands
Full Class A/B - M5 100W HF All Bands, 400W >30MHz All Bands
Full Class B - G1, G6, G7, G8, M1 No HF, 400W >30MHz
Novice A - 2E0 Restricted HF bandwidths/bands, No 4m, 10W All Bands
Novice B - 2E1 No HF, No 4m, 10W >30MHz
After October 2002:
Full Class A - G0, G2, G3, G4, G5, M0, M5 400W All Bands
Full Class B - G1, G6, G7, G8, M1 No HF, 400W >30MHz All Bands
Intermediate A - 2E0 50W All Bands (including 4m)
Intermediate B - 2E1 50W >30MHz All Bands (including 4m)
After December 2002:
Full Class A - Unchanged
Full Class B - Unchanged
Intermediate A - Unchanged
Intermediate B - Unchanged
Foundation - M3 10W All Bands 136kHz to 440MHz (excluding 10m)
After 25th July 2003:
Advanced - G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, M0, M1, M5 400W
Intermediate - 2E0, 2E1 50W
Foundation - M3 10W 136kHz to 440MHz (excluding 10m)
G9 has always been for experimental Licences.
In addition, I've held a 5MHz NoV since August 2002, this was only open to
application from Class A's prior to the last significant date above, but
following the latest change in UK Licensing, former Class B calls have
applied for and gained 5MHz NoV's.
Current call series being issued are; M0, 2E0, and M3
It's more likely that the G7 also held an M0 previously, but has ditched
the M in preference to a G following the removal of Morse Testing.
I think the next series likely will be M1, 2E1, and M4 when the current
call series are finished. I still have my fingers crossed that OFCOM
won't re-open the M5 Series once M1's are exhausted, but this should be a
few years yet.
Hope that explains things thoroughly OM.
73 de Wayne M5WJF@GB7MAX.#28.GBR.EU
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