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Subject: [VHFcontesting] Reverse Incentive Licensing
From: specrisk@aol.com
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:59:14 -0500
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To the list: 
In 2009, God willing I will celebrate my 50th aniversary as a ham having been 
continuously licensed? beginning in 1959 as a Novice - WV2JHR, and in 1960 as a 
General Class Amateur License? WA2JHR which I have held uninterrupted. I held 
full amateur privileges until the FCC implemented incentive licensing and 
removed some HF frequencies to motivate hams to increase their CW speed and 
upgrade their technical knowledge. I never saw much point in getting my Extra 
since my interest is really only VHF and up and my General Class Ticket is 
adequate. A few years back I applied under the Vanity Licensing to drop the A 
from my call and change the (2 ) to a (1) to reflect my location in the first 
call area.? My call became W1JHR. My license renews this year in April and I 
sent in my Vanity renewal in January. The FCC has only granted me Novice 
privileges on renewal. I was quite surprised to find this out and I was 
wondering if anyone else has had this happen to them? I didn't even think
  that Novice licenses even exist anymore but now I are one. I had planned to 
rove in the June VHF Contest but now all I have available is 222 MHz with 25 
watts. Novice privileges are actually better on HF than on VHF/UHF/SHF as no 
other bands are available. I was previously QRV thru 24 GHz but I guess I be a 
single bander now so look for me on 222. This is kind of heavy handed 
"incentive" licensing and I guess I understand how those "blue haired" ladies 
feel when they downgrade their driver's licenses to "Daytime only." I guess I 
have to find a VEC in the area if I really want back on VHF. Don't let this 
happen to you!
George, W1JHR
Novice Class again after 49 years.

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