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From: hardie@sask.UUCP (Peter Hardie )
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: crrl bulletin nr 30 (EVERYONE SHOULD READ)
Message-ID: <302@sask.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Nov-85 12:53:44 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 20 12:53:44 1985
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Organization: University of Saskatchewan, CANADA
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> hr crrl bulletin nr 30  from crrl headquarters
> 
> doc has given crrl permission to release the following  details
> of  their proposal to restructure the canadian amateur service.
> there would be three amateur radio certificates. a. b and c.
> 
> certificate a  would  be  entry  level.   
> the following privileges and restrictions would apply,  1,  the
> transmitter   portion   of   the   station  would  have  to  be
> commercially built. 

If this proposal goes through we will have a licensing structure that
FORCES hams to be appliance operators. Furthermore, it would basically
kill the 'art' of QRP as one of the joys of QRP work is to build your rig.
This proposal will have to be killed!

Pete VE5BEL
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