proud to announce

[Joe]

I just wrote my test for Basic/Honor's and passed with 85%

This means I have full privileges

I won’t know officially what my call sign will be you have to give them 3 in order of reference, I hope it will be VAGUED….this one is still available

Cheers

 

[rfoverlord]

congrats, but you'll have to explain the canadien licensing classes to me/us. As I/we are not familiar with it. agian good job!
what bands and modes will you be operating on ? 73

 

[Joe]

congrats, but you'll have to explain the canadien licensing classes to me/us. As I/we are not familiar with it. agian good job!
what bands and modes will you be operating on ? 73

Thanks rfoverlord

here is some info on the new regulations. Changes were made in the last 2 or 3 months.


1.4 Privileges and Restrictions
Privileges and restrictions can be found in the Radiocommunication Regulations and Radiocommunication Information Circular 2, Standards for the Operation of Radio Stations in the Amateur Radio Service (RIC-2). A brief summary follows:

Basic Qualification:

access all amateur bands above 30 MHz
use a maximum of 250 watts DC transmitter input power
build (Footnote 1) and operate all station equipment, except for "home-made" transmitters

Basic with honours (80% or above score) - access to all amateur bands below 30 MHz

Advanced Qualification:

access all amateur bands below 30 MHz
use maximum transmitter power of 1000 watts DC input
build and operate transmitting equipment
establish repeaters and club stations
remotely control fixed stations, including the use of radio links
Morse Code (with Basic or Basic and Advanced Certificate):

access to all amateur bands below 30 MHz

 

[maximus]

good job !

 

[2at124]

pass test

Good work enjoy your new privledges

 

[novakor]

Joe congrats and enjoy your new privileges.
73,Stu

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

I won’t know officially what my call sign will be you have to give them 3 in order of reference, I hope it will be VAGUED….this one is still available

Congrats.Hope to meet you on the air sometime.Just a question,what is "VAGUED"? It is not a callsign format,there is no callsign area number in it which would be the number three for you.Typo??

 

[Joe]

Thanks guys

LOL I made a mistake on the call sign lol

I hit the wrong key lol

VA3JOD is the call I hope to get

I will get a mobile unit for my VW

Yaesu FT 7800R with a larson mag mount

Thanks again

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Now that you have HF priviledges you won't want to stop with the FT-7800.That will let you work 2m and 70cm but you will definately want to get an HF rig.I use a Yaesu FT-857 as both a base rig and while mobile.

 

[rfoverlord]

wow thanks for breakin that down for us. again congrats, i wonder what the FCC will come up with for our restructuring?

 

[Joe]

Your welcome rfoverlord

Even some of the die hard mores code’ers I have talked to agree with dropping the code. They made the test harder than the one they had years ago, increased the pass mark from 60 to 70 for basic, and award you full privileges if you get above 80%.

Fore me that really made me study harder lol.

I now want to get the advance status, just for interests’ sake.

The advance is a lot more technical.

QRN I’m lucky at the moment I can use my Fathers rig to practice on, also it will be handed down to me in the very near future. He’s in his early 80’s and doesn’t go on that much anymore except to license to a few nets and has mentioned to me I can have it.

I hope I get my call sign early next week, I’m chomping at the bit lol