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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have tried and given up jack</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I don't care any more</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>----------------------------------------------------------<BR>Andrew Rich
<BR>Airways Technical Officer Grade 4<BR>Surveillance - RADAR ADS-B<BR>Amateur
Radio Callsign VK4TEC<BR>email: <A
href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net">vk4tec@tech-software.net</A><BR>web: <A
href="http://www.tech-software.net">www.tech-software.net</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=radio@irock.com.au href="mailto:radio@irock.com.au">Jack Chomley</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vk4tec@tech-software.net
href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net">Andrew Rich (Home)</A> ; <A
title=vk4tec@tech-software.net href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net">Andrew
Rich (Home)</A> ; <A title=ozaprs@aprs.net.au
href="mailto:ozaprs@aprs.net.au">Australian APRS Users</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 31, 2009 9:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OZAPRS] ZL 6m
bandplan</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>At 09:15 PM 8/31/2009, Andrew Rich \(Home\) wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="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></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Not raised
it.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>The FCALL effort is just a numbers
game.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>I pay a fee like everyone else that
allows me a piece of spectrum<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>People
overseas are miles ahead of us.<BR></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>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 <BR>
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