[SCCC] N6MI on vanity call signs

[Dr. Howard S. White]

First:  The rules are that Call Signs may be issued to LEGAL RESIDENTS of the USA.. Citizenship is not a prerequisite only a active social security number is needed. 

Second.  Is it not time to put all the moaning about Incentive Licensing to bed already.. 

Incentive Licensing was a disaster for Ham Radio when enacted back in 1968.  It was a mistaken idea that since CW Helped the war effort in WW2 it would have relevance 25 years late.  It caused a significant decline in the number of hams threatening the loss of the bands and directly resulted in the DEMISE of EVERY USA HAM gear company.

Fortunately that disaster was finally corrected in 2007 with the demise of CW as an impediment to licensing.  It has had the fortunate result of our numbers increasing again protecting our bands and giving incentives to USA and other manufacturers to build new and better ham gear.   

Sure it brought a few lids into the CW Portions but there have always been CW lids.... the overall benefit of more active hams helps us all....



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Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., KY6LA
Website: www.ky6la.com 
"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
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-----Original Message-----
From: SCCC [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ray Benny
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2016 11:25 AM
To: J. Scott Bovitz
Cc: sccc at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [SCCC] N6MI on vanity call signs


What I don't like is that there are many, many non US citizens that hold extra class 1x2s and 2X1 callsigns and have never used them. When I applied for a Club callsign years ago, I did not choose either but instead a 2X2 just so they would be available for others. Now even 2x2s are scarce.

I don't know the current rules on issuing of 1x2s and 2x1s callsigns to non US citizens, but there should be some kind of proof that it is needed before it is renewed.

A thought from an old fart, a local friend went from general to extra class in 6 months, great for him, but never had to take any code test. Now he has access to the restricted CW portions of the bands but doesn't know CW. So much for the original purpose of incentive licensing...

My 2 cents.

Ray,
N6VR

----- Original Message -----
From: J. Scott Bovitz <bovitz at bovitz.com>
To: sccc at contesting.com
Sent: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:32:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [SCCC] N6MI on vanity call signs

Dear SCCC:
 
The whole vanity call sign issue is "a tempest in a teapot."
 
You can fight over my call sign when I'm dead. (I just hope that day does not come too soon.)
 
73,
 
J. Scott Bovitz
N6MI
 
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