Subj : Re: US 2 metre licence query To : alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf From : nospam Date : Tue Oct 11 2005 12:32:07 From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf US license _Tecnician Class_: Fee for test (14$ last I heard). Technical test no code. All bands above 30mhz premitted (there is not a 2m FM only license). Power is 1500W (thre are local restrictions) Bands 6M, 2M 1.25m, 70cm, 30cm (900mhz), 23cm, and up Modes Any and all permitted on VHF and UHF bands Allison KB!GMX FN42hh On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 03:38:24 +0100, "Doc Savage." wrote: >"an_old_friend" wrote in >news:1128487597.519176.107500@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: > >> >> Doc Savage. wrote: >>> I was chatting with a guy from Iowa in another group, and he mentioned >>> that he could use 2 metres with a free to all licence - like a CB >>> licence - no exam, no fee (his words). >> >> there isn't a fee for the license but there is an exam for which you >> can be charged a fee to take >> >> OTOH during an emergency anything goes so it depends on exactly what he >> said >> > >When I mentioned having a Fukk (formerly Class A) UK Amateur licence, he >said he also had a free, no code Ham licence but it restricted him to use >of 2 metres *only*, which had a certain aroma about it, though I wasn't >sure if the aroma was sour or sickly sweet. To test his reaction, I threw >some simple CW 'shorthand' and a local K zero IRLP repeater node into the >qso which he obviously didn't understand. > >I believe the Iowa poster was lying in the name of 'one up on the Joneses', >and given his track record, I'm being kind as well as polite. > >I have another query if you don't mind. I understood the callsign for Iowa >is K0 (Kilo Zero). What's the significance of callsigns beginning N0 >(November zero) and KB0 (Kilo Bravo zero) in that State? The two quoted >are for IRLP nodes/ 70cm repeaters in Cedar Falls, Davenport and Conrad, >all Ia > >G4Zxx, masked to prevent 'stalking'. >Active QRP 80M thru 70Cm Rx only on 50MHz (FT-817) > > .