25-03-2017, 10:54 AM
G'day,
I think power could be raised to at least 50w. But why not 100w, 95% will have radios that will do 100w already. If the Yanks can give their entry level 1500w, Surely OZ can handle 50w-100w for its beginners.
Digital modes. This was a major fail to not include this.
6 Letter call. If digital is granted, this has to be changed for practical reasons.
A few extra bands, cant hurt. Look at everyone else’s band allocation at this license grade. Entry level licenses in most other countries have band allocations that put our Standard grade license to shame!
If the Foundation gets any changes, it would seem obvious that the other license grades will be changed as well, so don’t look at these changes in isolation. I just hope they make smart changes, that bring the AU Amateur licenses somewhere near the rest of the world. Especially our Standard license grade, it is woefully inadequate as compared to the rest of the world at that license level.
Plus as one of the few countries left in the world that actually pays for the privilege to be an Amateur every year, why shouldn't we have a few extra lollies in the bag?
Thank you for your time.
I think power could be raised to at least 50w. But why not 100w, 95% will have radios that will do 100w already. If the Yanks can give their entry level 1500w, Surely OZ can handle 50w-100w for its beginners.
Digital modes. This was a major fail to not include this.
6 Letter call. If digital is granted, this has to be changed for practical reasons.
A few extra bands, cant hurt. Look at everyone else’s band allocation at this license grade. Entry level licenses in most other countries have band allocations that put our Standard grade license to shame!
If the Foundation gets any changes, it would seem obvious that the other license grades will be changed as well, so don’t look at these changes in isolation. I just hope they make smart changes, that bring the AU Amateur licenses somewhere near the rest of the world. Especially our Standard license grade, it is woefully inadequate as compared to the rest of the world at that license level.
Plus as one of the few countries left in the world that actually pays for the privilege to be an Amateur every year, why shouldn't we have a few extra lollies in the bag?
Thank you for your time.
Steve VK4SMJ