I have never experienced reception problems in the area that this airspace change will affect. Also I have never been refused a transit of the zone/area, even in non-transponder equipped aeroplanes. Any service Glasgow has provided me has always been top-notch; friendly but professional, efficient and effective. Certainly I do agree that to the north of Glasgow anything below 2000' does mean loss of comms with Glasgow ATC, but I'm in the open FIR there anyway and see-and-avoid has worked well for me so far. I'm afraid I'm therefore ambivalent towards this 'land grab'.