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K3UIM

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« Reply #75 on: December 30, 2021, 03:32:53 PM »

"I personally wish they'd bring back the CW testing. The day they eliminated it was the day ham radio went over the top of the hill and began it's steady slide down toward the pits.

N8NK"

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AC2EU

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Re: New Licensing fee. What I plan to do about it.
« Reply #76 on: December 30, 2021, 05:00:27 PM »

"I personally wish they'd bring back the CW testing. The day they eliminated it was the day ham radio went over the top of the hill and began it's steady slide down toward the pits.

N8NK"

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Charlie

Half the fists are incomprehensible anyway! Especially the "old timers" who think it's cool to use a bug, but don't really know how to adjust and/or operate one!

K1FBI

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« Reply #77 on: December 30, 2021, 05:41:23 PM »

"I personally wish they'd bring back the CW testing. The day they eliminated it was the day ham radio went over the top of the hill and began it's steady slide down toward the pits.

N8NK"

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Charlie

Half the fists are incomprehensible anyway! Especially the "old timers" who think it's cool to use a bug, but don't really know how to adjust and/or operate one!

It’s not the bug, as they get up there in years their hands just get a little shaky.
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KD2HCU

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« Reply #78 on: December 31, 2021, 05:48:35 AM »

Pay it.  If I don't pay it and just let it lapse I guess I won't be pay the ARRL $40 per year, saving $435 over the course of 10 years.
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W9OD

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« Reply #79 on: December 31, 2021, 06:24:49 AM »

Well just listen to the pileup on 7.200! Probably will get worse.
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K1FBI

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« Reply #80 on: December 31, 2021, 06:35:52 AM »

Well just listen to the pileup on 7.200! Probably will get worse.

That’s why the dial spins. 🧐🥸
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AF5CC

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« Reply #81 on: January 25, 2022, 11:05:59 PM »


Also charge $300 for a "club" call. Too many "clubs" out there with zero members.

Eliminate club licenses.  There is no reason a club needs to have a callsign.
There were no club licenses issued in the 1980s and ham radio survived.

73 John AF5CC
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W9FIB

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« Reply #82 on: January 26, 2022, 07:12:14 AM »


Also charge $300 for a "club" call. Too many "clubs" out there with zero members.

Eliminate club licenses.  There is no reason a club needs to have a callsign.
There were no club licenses issued in the 1980s and ham radio survived.

73 John AF5CC

After belonging to several clubs, I humbly disagree.

I always found it nice when club events use the club call sign. Also the club call sign is used on the club repeater. That way if anyone is interested, they can easily find information by searching on the club call sign.

But I do agree that clubs with no members, bylaws, officers, or budjet for club activities should not be granted a club license. Otherwise you just have 1 person with more than 1 call sign.
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K7JQ

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« Reply #83 on: January 26, 2022, 08:51:14 AM »

I just came across this thread. Found out that the FCC will charge for a ham license.

$35 for 10 years?? And people are complaining?? I can't believe that this thread has 6 pages of comments. Now I've added one ;D.
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AF5CC

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« Reply #84 on: January 26, 2022, 11:58:58 AM »

I just came across this thread. Found out that the FCC will charge for a ham license.

$35 for 10 years?? And people are complaining?? I can't believe that this thread has 6 pages of comments. Now I've added one ;D.

The ARRL even thought that that was excessive.
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K1FBI

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« Reply #85 on: January 26, 2022, 12:05:12 PM »

I just came across this thread. Found out that the FCC will charge for a ham license.

$35 for 10 years?? And people are complaining?? I can't believe that this thread has 6 pages of comments. Now I've added one ;D.

The ARRL even thought that that was excessive.

It's a REAL BARGAIN when compared to 10 years of ARRL membership!
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K5WLR

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« Reply #86 on: January 26, 2022, 08:09:51 PM »

Well, if I may posit a need for a club license...

A club with a repeater does not have a club license and they use the license of the trustee. The trustee becomes a silent key. In following FCC rules, the repeater must go off the air until a new trustee is selected AND the NEW repeater callsign is programmed into the repeater, as the callsign of the SK trustee is cancelled upon his/her death.

On the other hand, a club with a club license and a repeater has a trustee become a silent key. The board of directors selects a new trustee and applies for a change of trustee online from the FCC. The repeater callsign does not need to be changed nor does the repeater need to go off the air.

This actually happened to a repeater in Florida a while back.

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KC3TEC

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« Reply #87 on: November 18, 2022, 06:34:06 PM »

the thing thats making ham radio wane is not the license fees, its not the elimination of cw requirements from the tests, or the changes in the band allotments,
cw is still popular and will be popular to anyone who wishes to learn it.
 
whats killing ham radio is the apathy of the hams themselves.
Do you teach cw or participate in training drills with new hams or kids wanting to learn?
do you actively elmer a ym or yl?
its part of our responsibility!
old gear ( yes its educational and satisfying to repair),( Kits yes you do learn something by building them),( Homebrewing
yes very satisfying when the gear you built performs for you).

going out and spending a lot of money on glitz and glitter and pumping out the full legal limit (Because you can)?
many people forget the simple answer in the tech test ( use only the minimum amount of power necessary to get the message out).

hearing seasoned hams tell you the little radio you buy or build is a P.O.S  and you should smash it and but a "REAL" radio
viewing a bunch of goofy looking guys on you tube yammer on about this expensive radio or that expensive radio and telling you this is what you should buy if you want to be a "REAL" ham
of course includes a link to purchase one.

you want to change things so the interest rises?
change the apathy get involved with teaching and actively promote interest instead of throwing stumbling blocks around.
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