[UK-CONTEST] Draft of new licence

[Ed - G3SQX]

I agree with Don (G3BJ).  The requirement to use /A is unnecessary, and is
in fact, an additional requirement rather than a relaxation.  It's
pointless.  If people want to use /A instead of /P, that's fine, but let it
be an option.

In the USA, and some other countries, there is no requirement to use /P (or
anything else) at an alternative or portable location.  I think this could
be optional here as well, and people would simply announce their location as
required.  What's the problem with that?

73,

Ed, G3SQX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Beattie" <g3ozf at btinternet.com>
To: "Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com" <uk-contest at contesting.com>; "Colin G3PSM" 
<colin at g3psm.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Draft of new licence


> Colin,
>
> Thanks for the background. I don't mind the concept of an Alternative
> Address (to differentiate from /P and "portable") but why, if the change 
> is
> pre-notified, is the /A suffix needed ?
>
> I seem to remember that the original context of /A (many years ago) was:
>
> a) Pre-notification of operation at alternative address: use normal call
> b) No pre-notification of operation at alternative address: use /A and
> announce location
> c) Portable location: /P
>
> I would have thought that (a) and (c) would have been the way ahead. Look 
> on
> it as the same as advising Ofcom of a change of address, and then to 
> change
> it back after the operation ! In that case - no need for /A !!  (:-)
>
> 73
>
> Don
>