From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!eisx!whuxlb!mkg
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Title: Re: Code-Free Comments Draft
Article-I.D.: whuxlb.1025
Posted: Thu Mar 10 22:45:08 1983
Received: Sat Mar 12 05:03:03 1983
References: eagle.822

Phil's comments and suggestions are by far the best and most thought
provoking of any I've seen on no code licenses.  For too long all
discussion has been centered around the "digital" no code license
while overlooking (ignoring) other types of experimentation.  When
I first started in ham radio, I had lots of fun and learned quite a
bit while playing with a converted APX-6 on 1296 mHz (it was fun to
communicate 5 miles across town with a 1.5 inch antenna on both ends).
I think it is vital to the future of ham radio to encourage all types of
experimentation--not just digital.

I especially like the suggestion for two flavors of license with
different levels of difficulty and the use of existing theory exams
for them.  I think its time that the FCC should do something to
encourage technical development instead of continually discouraging it.
   Marsh Gosnell   AD2H  whuxlb!mkg