20-03-2018, 07:42 AM
(20-03-2018, 03:57 AM)VK4AQJ Wrote: "The first survey showed that future Amateur Radio licencing must not be less than what is in the current apparatus licencing."
I think your response is out-of-context.
I participated in the three surveys last year and the questions to ponder were about what we envisaged for the future of the amateur service in VK plus the future role of the WIA.
The "must not be less" was more in respect of any degradation in allocated frequency bands, emission modes, authorised transmit power etc.. in any future amateur LCD. It didn't deal with the licensing costs - because much of that is defined by the WIA <--> ACMA Agreement about cost recovery levels.
As a WIA Assessor, I would like the fees to be lower to encourage more to attempt to get newer faces to enter this hobby but you will have to admit that there does need to be a reasonable level of fees applied to offset the cost of employing a person in a full time examinations role, and these days that does not come at a low cost either. Do you work for a $0 annual salary ??
Doug VK4ADC
WIA Assessor 4-040
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