[OZAPRS] Foundation Calls reminder

[Ray Wells]

Damien Gardner Jnr wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Wells" <vk2tv at exemail.com.au>
>
>> What will that do to valid callsign-ssid?
>>
>> The real answer is to convince offenders that they have licence 
>> conditions with which they are legally bound to comply. If the polite 
>> approach doesn't work, go to a higher authority.
>>
>> We shouldn't have to block offenders, we pay a licence fee to an 
>> authority with that power.
>
>
> I have wondered that.. Why are we simply blocking offenders?  Yes, 
> it's great to have young'ens (like me!  well, kinda... Hard to say I'm 
> still young when I hit 30 this year :-p ) coming into AR, but if 
> they're not going to stay within their license conditions, and aren't 
> heeding warnings from fellow hams, we need to be reporting them to the 
> ACA, so they can be hit with the proverbial cluestick, and realise 
> that if they want to do the 'cool' things like APRS, they need to do 
> the extra work to get a higher class license..?
>
> Just my thoughts, anyway..
>
> .. Says the guy who used to run a philips UHF CB into 9 co-phased 
> 14-element yagi's, to work the bernie UHF cb repeater from mt macedon 
> ;) But that was before I actually got my bum into gear and got my ham 
> license..   Though that 1x2" wood and copper welding wire contraption 
> was a sight to behold!
>
> --DG
>
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> Damien Gardner Jnr
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There are probably quite a few of us who have been "flexible" with our 
licence conditions at one time or another, whether deliberately or 
accidently.

The operator who, without thinking, replies to a CQ outside his 
allocated band probably needs a gentle reminder that he's out of band. 
The F call who operates aprs might also need just a friendly reminder.

I'm not advocating coming the heavy on all "offenders", just those who 
don't respond to the friendly approach.

Hey Damien, imagine what you could do on 70cm with a similar array and 
full legal power!!

Ray vk2tv
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