Kay Craigie wrote:

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If we really want VHF+ to be occupied, so we can hold onto that spectrum, it looks like we should be coming up with some compelling reasons to operate there....

This seems to be a wonderful, supporting, rationale should we decide on a new entry-class license. Its re-inventing the same rationale that we had with the Technician license, but it seemed right then and it may seem right now. -73- Steve, W2ML Steve Mendelsohn, W2ML ARRL Hudson Division Vice Director w2ml@arrl.org