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At 09:15 PM 8/31/2009, Andrew Rich \(Home\) wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>As far as I can see
the WIA has created a mess, it has reduced the required standard to get
into radio<br>
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<font size=2>Not raised it.<br>
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<font size=2>The FCALL effort is just a numbers game.<br>
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<font size=2>I pay a fee like everyone else that allows me a piece of
spectrum<br>
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<font size=2>People overseas are miles ahead of us.<br>
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Our club has been running upgrade exams with great success, we have more
members now than we have ever had, higher attendances at meetings, many
members are fired up on APRS, with network upgrades moving ahead.<br>
We have members experimenting with new modes. Our club did Car Rally
comms last weekend.<br>
People overseas MAYBE ahead of us but......we are moving ahead too.<br>
Whats your personal contribution to the improvement of the hobby?
We could use your Radar Techo knowledge .......somewhere ;-) <br><br>
73 Jack VK4JRC</body>
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