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Re: RSGB makes it to El Reg

Ian Jackson wrote:
> In message <hcnmtb$afv$1@news.eternal-september.org>, Yeti
> <yeti@ayrshore.com> writes
>> michaelM wrote:
>>> Ian Jackson wrote:
>>>> In message <VsOdnTAoP7FS9nbXnZ2dnUVZ8sudnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
>>>> michaelM  <mikey@somewhare.com> writes
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> The only point I am trying to make is that presently the rules are
>>>>> that newcomers have to become either an M3 or M6 as first real
>>>>> legitimate step. Therefore it is wrong for people to denigrate
>>>>> M3/M6 callsigns on that basis alone.
>>>>
>>>> No. There is no requirement for anyone to actually become an M3/M6
>>>> (or  even a 2E). You only have to pa$$ the exam$. Pa$$ the F£,
I£
>>>> and the  'Advanced' exam$, and you can get a Full Licence.
>>>   Whilst this theoretical "martyrdom" might be possible, do you
know
>>> anyone that has elected to do this?
>>>  To be honest, I think that any such "martyr", is a bit of an
idiot
>>> for deliberately inhibiting proper practice for the sakes of a
>>> puerile cause.
>>>  I think each of you that has mentioned this "loophole" in the
M3/6
>>> saga knows full well what was meant, and what is still meant; i.e.
>>> that newcomers have to do this M3/6 thing to get on 1st rung of the
>>> proverbial ladder.
>>
>> Well, there are posters on this group who claim to have taken the old
>> RAE and not applied for a licence until after taking the Morse exam.
>>
> With the old RAE - before the days of the Class-B licence - there was no
> point in applying for a licence before you had passed your morse test.
>
> When the original Class-B (UHF-only) was introduced, some who had no
> real interest in (or facilities for) UHF-only operation did get a
> Class-B licence as sort of a stepping stone to the 'real thing', only to
> find that they were no longer an SWL, but neither did they possess a
> licence which was any use to them. As a result, some lost interest, and
> soon let their Class-B callsigns lapse. I doubt if many suddenly became
> interested in UHF simply because they had a UHF-only callsign.
>
>> Additionally, there will be people who have taken all 3 exams at the
>> HF convention and, even at the most impatient level, will have gone
>> straight to 2E or even M0.
>
> That's the way it should normally be. Aspiring Full Licensees should be
> asking themselves whether they really want to go the bother of getting
> the two lower-call licences. The problem is, of course, that once a FL
> or an IL has been obtained, there is little incentive to progress any
> further.

Some of us don't live within easy reach of the HF convention - and so
are stuck with the lower class of licence, whether we want to progress
or not, until the local clubs are putting on first the Intermediate, and
then the Advanced, exams.

I've had a Foundation licence now since last December.

No local club has ran an Intermediate exam in that time, although there
are rumblings from at least 3 local clubs of doing so soon.

I know I'll pass the Intermediate, and I'm confident of passing the
advanced.

Being on the air these last 10 months has let me get experience, it's
helped me gain friends, it's helped me obtain and set up my equipment,
it's given me ideas and suggestions for the future.

I've taken part on operating special event stations, I've had a stall at
the local radio rally. I've even given a presentation and demonstration
of the troubles caused by PLT at my local club.

I'd have missed out on all of that if I'd sat on my hands and just
listened until I passed the Advanced exam.

I always wanted a 'full' licence, every since I first discovered Amateur
Radio back in the mid 90s, and I'm getting there as quick as I can.

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