WHEN I PLACED INFORMATION ABOUT THE "BASIC LICENSE "GRANDFATHER"  DETAILS"  SHOWN BELOW

ON MY 'ONTARS' WEB PAGE 3 YEARS AGO EVERYONE WAS PUTTING OUT THE WELCOME MAT FOR  THESE  NEW  'HF' ARRIVALS.

WELL THEY HAVE ARRIVED AND INDEED THE RANKS OF AMATEURS ACTIVE ON HF HAVE SWELLED.

THERE IS A NOTICEABLE ALMOST  TANGIBLE SENSE OF THAT ACTIVITY.

UNFORTUNATELY THE PREDICTION MADE BY INDUSTRY CANADA WHICH WAS SO VIGOROUSLY LOBBIED BY RAC

(RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA) TO HAVE IT APPROVED.

THAT IS TO SAY THAT THOSE WHO WERE LICENSED PRIOR TO APRIL 1ST 2004.

AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ACHIEVED AN 80% PASS MARK ON EXAMINATIONS TAKEN AFTER APRIL 2ND 2004 WOULD BE CONSIDERED

ADEQUATELY PREPARED FOR OPERATIONS ON THE HF BANDS.

THIS WOULD BE BY VIRTUE OF THEIR PRIOR EXPERIENCE OR ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE.

WELL THAT THEORY IS   "BUSTED"!!

IT  HAS FALLEN FAR SHORT OF THE  MARK THAT WAS SET FOR IT.

AND THE MOST NOTICEABLE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON GOOD OPERATING PRACTICES I HAVE EVER OBSERVED.

THERE SEEMS TO BE (IN MY OPINION)  MORE BASIC+ AMATEURS OPERATING AND USING  LINEAR AMPLIFIERS WITHOUT

THE LEGAL QUALIFICATIONS   TO DO SO THAN THERE ARE  BASIC+ AMATEURS OPERATING LEGALLY AND FOLLOWING THE RULES.

THIS IS A DRAMATIC SHIFT IN ATTITUDE BY A SIGNIFICANT GROUP OF CANADIAN AMATEURS WHO ARE  WILLFULLY DISREGARDING

THE REGULATIONS  OF THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ACT AS DEFINED IN RBR-4

THEY SIGN  INTO THE ONTARS NET AS WELL AS OTHER NETS.

THIS IS  LIKE A HAVING SOMEONE'S MIDDLE FINGER BEING JERKED UPWARD IN THE AIR DIRECTLY INTO YOUR FACE.

THAT STATION IS TELLING THE REST OF US TO BUGGER OFF!!

"COME AND GET ME".

"I DARE YOU"!

IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE ABANDONED OUR PRINCIPLES AND RESPECT FOR THE LAW OF THE LAND AS IT APPLIES

TO THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ACT.

IT SAYS WE HAVE ABANDONED OUR  WILL AND OUR   INTEGRITY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

IT SAYS WE HAVE ABANDONED ANY HOPE THAT INDUSTRY CANADA WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

IT SAYS:

 "I CAN GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING AND SO CAN A LOT OF MY "GOOD BUDDIES"

BE PATIENT AND BE PROACTIVE !

NOTWITHSTANDING THAT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY HELP TO DATE,

I AM MAKING PROGRESS ON MY OWN

(FULLY RESPECT THE CANADIAN  CRIMINAL CODE http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-46/)

SO HERE WE HAVE POSTURING  ALONG  WITH  CAVEATS PROCLAIMING A SANCTITY AND PURITY OF SPIRIT AND ACTION THAT

ONCE BELONGED ONLY TO SAINTS AND GOES  BEYOND  ANYONE'S REASONABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR BEING AN AMATEUR.

THIS IS DONE BECAUSE THIS GROUP FEARS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO DEAL WITH ONE OR MORE OF THESE NEW SCOFFLAWS

WHO  OPERATE  OUTSIDE OF THEIR LICENSE CLASS AS  (UNLICENSED HAMS).

SADDLES  UP HIS NOBLE STEED AND GOES AFTER ONE OF THESE BAD GUYS?

i.e. THAT EVERY ACTION HAS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION

THE SAINTS THEN PROCLAIM THEIR PERSONAL SANCTITY PROVIDING AN INDIRECT FORM OF  ABSOLUTION TO THIS CESSPIT.

IN THE END EVERYONE WILL GET COVERED  WITH THE SAME COW FLAPS THAT THE OTHER GUY HAS ALREADY STEPPED IN.

THE SAINTS  WANT YOU TO BELIEVE  THAT THEY ARE TEFLON COATED AND COW FLAPS DON'T STICK TO THEM.

HAH!  JUST WATCH!!!

BECAUSE NONE OF THE SAINTS WANTS TO RUFFLE EVEN A SINGLE FEATHER FEARING THEY MIGHT OFFEND A TENDER SOUL.

TO BE FOUND ON THE 80 METER BAND MOST OF WHICH IS TAKING PLACE IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

WHICH IS MY ONLY VANTAGE POINT.

OF COURSE THERE IS.

AND BE ASSURED THAT IT WILL TAKE MORE THAN A TEASPOON OF SUGAR TO MAKE THE MEDICINE GO DOWN FOR THIS DISEASE TO BE CURED.

BUT BE ASSURED THAT INDEED THE MEDICINE WILL GO DOWN.

WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT!

Friday, September 15, 2006 9:55:22 AM

&

Thursday, November 02, 2006 5:34:10 PM
 

Approximately 20,000 Basic Only Canadian amateurs gain access to HF bands  (Oct. 4 2005)

Industry Canada reports that since the new regulations were implemented on July 30, 2005,  19,995 Canadian amateurs who have held a Basic Only

certificate since April 2, 2002 have been granted access to the HF bands.

This does not imply that they have not met the 80% pass mark but that as of today, Industry Canada  has had no requests from these individuals for HF

privileges.

The necessary regulatory changes have been incorporated by revisions to RIC-2 and RIC-3 which govern operations by Canadian radio amateurs.

Every amateur should obtain a copy of these RICs from the Industry Canada web site at

 Industry Canada Regulations per RIC-3

RIC-3 - Information on the Amateur Radio Service

Issue 3
July 2005
Spectrum Management and Telecommunications
Radiocommunication Information Circular