According to Southgate News the IARU is considering a new VHF and up only licence in the hope of encouraging activity. I guess many these days head to HF as contacts tend to be over longer distances. In the past quite some fun could be had on 144MHz and 432MHz. Often tropo was better on 432MHz.
See http://southgatearc.org/news/2019/june/could-a-new-licence-counter-threats-at-vhf-and-above.htm#.XQd_SPZFy00
ReplyDeleteSorry but you should re-read the news item - IARU are not consoidering anything at all like that - they are only concerned with very serious threats to 144 MHz and 23cms...
What someone else personally thinks is a whiz idea is mixing the issue
Yes, you are right and I am wrong. There is a threat to the VHF and UHF bands and a new entry level licence may help.
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