Lets see here...Yes the ARRL wanted incentive licences..but now they dont want them... lets sacrifice what other hams have worked for at the alter of more membership dollars for the folks at ARRL Headquarters...
Anyone tuning around will find operations contrary to band plans...New modes operated without any regard for existing operations...So lets grant expanded privileges to more people that don't understand good practice and regulations... Sounds like a good idea to bring in more membership dollars...
Well its time to go post your comments with the FCC!
The ARRL reports the FCC has invited public comments on two separate proposals on amateur radio licensing
One is the ARRL’s 2018 Petition for Rule Making,
now designated as RM-11828, which asks the FCC to expand HF privileges
for Technician licensees to include limited phone privileges on 75, 40,
and 15 meters, plus RTTY and digital mode privileges on 80, 40, 15, and
10 meters. Interested parties have 30 days to comment. The Technician
enhancement proposals stemmed from the recommendations of the ARRL Board
of Directors’ Entry-Level License Committee, which explored various
initiatives and gauged member opinions in 2016 and 2017.
The ARRL is proposing Technician holders have 200 watts PEP output in the additional allocations.
RM-11828 - Expanded Technician HF allocations
https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/1022823795806/
2018%20Entry%20Level%
20License%20PRM%20FINAL.pdf
Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-invites-comments-on-arrl-technician-enhancement-proposal
The USA Technician license may be considered the
equivalent of UK Foundation. Short one-day training courses are
available and the license currently permits 200 watts output in part of
four HF bands and holders have full access to all amateur bands from 50
MHz up to the Terra-Hertz region with up to 1,500 watts PEP output.
The other proposal is RM-11829, asking the FCC
to create a “Tyro” license class that would require a minimal online
examination as well as mentoring by an Amateur Radio licensee of
Technician class or higher. A “tyro” is a novice or a beginner. The
petition was filed in August of 2017 by Gary A. Hampton, AD0WU, of
Longmont, Colorado.
RM-11829 Tyro License proposal
https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/1017012525292/17101303-3.pdf
Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/tyro-license-proposal-now-open-for-public-comment
The Tyro license has echos of the US amateur
radio Communicator Class license proposed in 1974 (FCC Docket 20284) for
operation in the 220 MHz band.
