KV9U wrote: > > Rather, they are mostly interested in working some simplex and some > repeaters and more rarely now, some packet. And many of them eventually > let their license expire. I do like the ARRL's proposal that we need to > make HF available to new hams. In fact, the thought that hams would want > to upgrade from Technician to General has not been as successful as they > (and I) had thought it would with the no code entry license. > Hi all,
I would support the idea of making HF bands available to all new candidates (including no code entries). In fact I would specifically allow *digital* portions of HF to all - just to try motivating newcomers to join. For example, I wouldn't see any problem with a 'no-code-HF-digital' ticket permitted to run up to 100W for HF digital modes *only*. I personally would invest in some modest HF gear in order to run a HF mailbox and to encourage local VHF folks to exchange packet mail or like. In opposite, it looks to me that the future is not so bright. Regards, Misko YT7MPB
