[UK-CONTEST] UK/US licensing (Off Topic)

[Ken Eastty]

  I don't know about it taking more than 18 days to respond to an email 
but don't
forget that anyone sitting the old C&G RAE in December only just 
received the
results of that exam in time to enrol for the following may exam if they 
hadn't passed
first time & needed to resit.. That in my mind was one of its failings, 
another
was that there were only the two opportunities to take the RAE each year.

I seem to remember that there were quite a few early G3's who has served in
various communications roles in the armed services during WW2 who were 
given
exemption from the RAE (& Morse test although some apparently knew no 
Morse whilst
others could do 35 wpm on a straight key!). I think that this sort of 
exemption should be
granted today to anyone who is already qualified to an equivalent or 
higher standard for example
ex marine radio officers or the services equivalents and of course 
foreign amateurs although
perhaps an exam on UK rules & regs. might be in order.

73

Ken

G3LVP
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>  Message: 4 Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:53:43 +0100 From: "Chris
>  Partington" <
>
>  Yes a very good point Andrew, I was just about to make the same point
>  myself but you bet me to it!
>
>  My dad was ex-Royal Signals booked his full test and took it without
>  any tuition but that was years ago to get his Class B call, then
>  moved onto CW.
>
>  The system needs to change to allow technically able students to go
>  straight to the full licence like it used to be as ken has already
>  suggested.

>  Callsign in 24 hours? Take note Ofcomm an email sent 18 days ago
>  (plus follow up) about issuing a callsign and no response, hihi.
>

>  73's,
>
>  Chris G0CLP/P ex G5ECD
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>  Message: 5 Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:08:52 +0100 From: Andy
>  Cunningham <andycwb at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] US - UK
>  licences To: Chris Partington <
>
>  On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Chris Partington
>  <chrypart at blueyonder.co.uk
> > wrote:
>
> > Yes a very good point Andrew, I was just about to make the same
> > point myself but you bet me to it!
> >
>
>  Having come through the new system I think there's some advantage in
>  getting people to work their way up the ranks.  If it were me I'd
>  advocate allowing people to start at the Intermediate Level, or at
>  the Full level if they have an equivalent licence issued elsewhere in
>  the world.
>