rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (10/22/85)
qst de k9eui hr crrl bulletin nr 25/26 from crrl headquarters london ont october 18, 1985 to all radio amateurs bt doc has announced that all commercial users of the 18 mhz band have been removed. the process for amending the regulations to permit amateur use of the 18 mhz band is now under way. doc also announced that most commercial users of the 24 mhz band have been removed. the remainder will be removed soon so the process for amending the regulations to permit amateur use of the 24 mhz band in canada can begin. cnib, the canadian national institute for the blind, is updating its amateur radio program. for information, contact fred roberts, ve3afa, at the cnib national office, 1931 bayview ave, toronto, on m4g 4c8. representatives of crrl and carf will be meeting with doc in ottawa on october 25 to discuss three areas of concern, an imminent doc proposal for deregulation of mode subbands, an imminent doc proposal for restructuring the canadian amateur service, likely to include provisions for some form of novice license, and special prefix callsigns ar