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G0FTD > RADIO 22.11.06 17:53l 45 Lines 1549 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Licencing in ZL
Path: DB0FHN<DB0RGB<DB0MRW<OK0PPL<DB0RES<ON0AR<ZL2BAU<GB7PZT
Sent: 061122/1550Z @:GB7PZT.#24.GBR.EU [Kidderminster] #:89000 XSERV410h
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:50:47 +0000
From: g0ftd@gb7pzt.#24.gbr.eu (Andy)
To: radio@ww
Subject: Re: Licencing in ZL
ZL3AI wrote:-
> Andy G0FTD said:
>
>>Dave ZL3AI and Packet Patriot responded, thanks Dave, much appreciated.
>
> "Patriot" - hmmm, so *that's* why some people call me SAM ???? ;-)
But do you walk with a swagger and talk about Eye-raq and Eye-ran ;-)
>>SSTV on 27.700 is popular in europe and some packet radio is in evidence
>>too, but I'm not aware of any UK activity these days.
>
> I've seen cheeky Dutch CB packet operators pirating Alaskan callsigns (NL
> prefix) and appearing on ham internet mailing lists in recent years
> discussing the ham packet software they were using. I haven't noticed any
> in the past few months, maybe moderators realised they were pirates and
> banned them?
That reminds me, the UK CB licence (that hardly anyone has) includes an
"amateur style" callsign to use as an option. I think the format is
like 2K1FT, 2 prefix and two letters. Packet is allowed I think on three
channels.
Actually I wouldn't mind if CB traffic got onto our amateur network, so
long as it was clean and relevant. I'd suggest approved gateways that CB
packet must forward to,held and checked and then released onto the network.
Lets face it, both CB and amateur radio are for the John Doe's/Joe Public's
to use.
I tend to think as 27Mhz as being a deregulated ham band, 27Mhz once being
part of the 10m band many many years ago [source - The Radio Amateurs Handbook
(ARRL) 1954]
- Andy -
G0FTD @ GB7PZT
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