Re: [digitalradio] FCC Doesn't Understand

[Mike/k1eg]

I'm sorry re-imposing a license fee won't stop it.  If all of us had to pay a fee it wouldn't even be a drop of water in the bucket compared to what commercial groups could muster up.  Re-examination every 10 years would serve no purpose but to thin out how many hams we have today.  In a time when we aren't bringing in the younger people to ham radio our voice to Government is getting weaker rather than stronger which is what is sorely needed.  Ok some people will say that we have the ARRL to speak for us but many Amateurs don't belong to it for one reason or another and this weakens their voice to the FCC.  I myself just recently went back to becoming a member even though I disagree with a lot of the stuff they do.  I feel that unless they can present a large voting block to Congress and the FCC we could be in trouble down the road.  Of course I also believe that the ARRL needs to change to represent what the Amateur community wants not what the board wants.  This would mean that it is time to change what we have so that the whole membership would vote for the board members not the way it is done now.   Mike   K1EG ----- Original Message ----- From: Vince To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] FCC Doesn't Understand Rick Scott wrote: Remember what happen to the 220Mhz band? When all the money showed up on the other side. Which is why Ive advocated going back to a Fee system on the Amateur Licences. I know a lot of people want everything for free, but sometimes things Cost and this should be one of them. I wouldnt mind paying for the privilage of having my Ham Licence. Scotty N7HJ Scotty: I advocate going even further than return to a Ham license for a fee.  A fee of 100$us would be very reasonable for a ten year license term. Most Hams are happily operating without the $ fee, but how many would remain if the FCC required that upon application for renewal of  license, the applicant must sit for a written exam?  By imposing a written exam each ten years would be a move toward keeping abreast of the rules and regulations, the changes in technology, and safety requirements. 73, de ~ Vince ~ WA2RSX  Stuck on IOTA NA-026 The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.