[TowerTalk] Fees for Amateur Radio

[J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT]

I don't want free and I am satisfied with the US fee structure for Amateur
Radio operators.
I was simply noting the extreme differences in our two country's approach to
the their licensing fees and the oddity of a government tax on a government
fee.
Thanks & 73,
Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
201.314.6964


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:16 AM
To: J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT; towertalk at contesting.com
Cc: w2ttt at worldnet.att.net
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fees for Amateur Radio

If you want free - then there is always CB....
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt at att.net>
> We recently had a local couple move to Australia.
> 
> I noted that there were new provisions for visiting operators to get
> licenses during their visit, so I got curious as to what Australians pay
for
> their regular Amateur License fees and was SHOCKED!
> 
>  
> 
> This couple, one of whom is disabled, will pay $122 ($AUD) PER YEAR to
keep
> their licenses.
> 
> I love SOCIALISTS - NOT!  You wonder why youth and other folks don't get
> involved in the hobby or EMCOMM within it, and why their pool of Amateurs
is
> disproportionately smaller than here?  I'm not picking on Australia alone,
> as there are lots of other countries that use spectrum users of all types
as
> sources of income.
> 
> It's really sad to see.
> 
>  
> 
> BTW: Did you notice that $23 of the $61 are TAXES ON FEES PAID A
> QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY?
> 
>  
> 
> SO THEY TAX TAXES?
> 
>  
> 
> Gosh, at this rate we'll be taxing the air.oh wait, they already want to
do
> that to ward off "global warming". I guess those fees will go to building
> the earth a heat shield?  Oh my!  If they screw that up, we'll be right
back
> to the 1970's era concern over global freezing, but it will still be all
> man's fault!
> 
>  
> 
> Have a nice day!
> 
>  
> 
> 73,
> 
> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
> 
> 201.314.6964
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Apparatus Licence Fee Calculator
> 
> 
> Calculation Complete
> 
> 
> Licence Option:
> 
> any amateur option
> 
> 
> Licence Type:
> 
> amateur
> 
> 
> Licence start date:
> 
> 13/2/2008
> 
> 
> Licence end date:
> 
> 12/2/2009
> 
> Fee
> 
> 
> Tax for 1.0000 years: 
> 
> $ 38.00
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Charge: 
> 
> $ 23.00 
> 
> (GST-free) 
> 
> 
> Fee: 
> 
> $ 61.00
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
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