[VHFcontesting] Reverse Incentive Licensing

[Jim Worsham]

I agree with John, W1RT.  It is most likely an administrative screw up.  Did
you do the renewal yourself?  If so, you probably did something wrong on the
form.  That is not a criticism.  I renewed my vanity call sign last year.  I
was going to do it myself until I saw the 20 something page form you have to
deal with now.  I contacted the ARRL VEC and had them do it.   All I had to
complete was a single page form and it cost something like $5 - 10 plus the
FCC vanity call sign fee.  Well worth the money I think to avoid problems
like this.  Anyway, contact the FCC Monday and I am sure you can get it
straightened out.

73
Jim, W4KXY

-----Original Message-----
From: vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of John D'Ausilio
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:14 AM
To: specrisk at aol.com
Cc: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Reverse Incentive Licensing

I just looked at your FRN record .. I suspect you might have made a boo-boo
when you made your last renewal application. It appears that they granted
your "request" to change your operator class from G to N!
A call to Gettysburg and some more paperwork will probably get it all fixed
up ..

de w1rt/john

On Feb 16, 2008 10:59 AM,  <specrisk at aol.com> wrote:
> 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 thi
 nk
>   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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