On 14-July-2010 representatives of Save Our Sound UK attended a meeting today at HM Treasury. Once again the plight of the PMSE sector was laid before Government officials.
On current evidence Government would still appear to be sticking to the line that only Channel 69 capable equipment will qualify and that compensation levels will be based on residual value of equipment.
The effect of this will be to exclude owners of equipment that does not tune to Channel 69 but will still be rendered redundant as a result of PMSE’s eviction from Channels 31-37 and 61-68. Additionally, owners of Channel 69 equipment would end up receiving a small fraction of the true value of their equipment.Click here for more details
At the annual APRS Sound Fellowship Lunch on 16th November in Kensington, the APRS will be bestowing this year’s set of SIX APRS Sound Fellowships.
All members are included in the nomination process (one nomination each) and the 6 recipients are chosen by an academy that includes the APRS Board, past recipients and a small number of invited colleagues.