Completely agree. There is no need for a '1' for VHF frequencies - everyone on the ground and in the air know that VHF freqs start with '1' so why bother saying it; if you have to go to UHF (mil leaving the civil system, for example) it can be made quite clear that UHF is to be used. Even then, 876, you go step too far by including the '0' - unecessary RT clutter.
