rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (04/10/84)
qst de k9eui hr crrl bulletin nr 12 from crrl headquarters london ont april 5. 1984 to all radio amateurs bt crrl has made several important requests of doc, 1, that doc remove all operating restrictions on the 160 metre band now that loran a has ceased, 2, that doc reinstate rtty privileges on 7050 to 7100 khz and delete the requirement to identify on cw or voice after rtty transmissions, 3, that doc allow specific amateurs to conduct low power tests on the 18 and 24.5 mhz bands, 4, that doc limit punctuation on code tests to period, question mark, comma, slant bar and double dash and q signals to those in common use, and, 5, that doc allow a few days grace, as required, for those wishing to write an advanced amateur exam one year after writing an amateur exam and for those wishing to use credits obtained one year ago on an amateur or digital amateur exam. regulations changes, announced two years ago, having to do with reciprocal operating on 2 metres, repeaters on 10 metres and additional privileges on 160 metres are still stalled at the privy council office ar