[WWYC] Help on issues around your hamradio organizations and how does it work in your country

[Alessio Sacchi]

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Bostjan Voncina - S55O <
bostjan.voncina at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hellow guys!
>
> I need a helping hand. We are trying to solve some problems around our
> hamradio organization (ZRS) and i need some informations from you.
>
> Can you answer the following questions:
>
> 1. a) What country are you from and what is the name of your hamradio
> organization (DARC, SARTG etc...)


Italy- ARI


>    b) To be a member of the country hamradio organization, can you be a
> member as a singular hamradio operator, or can only clubs be members of the
> organization ?

Any OM can be member (with voting right).
Non-OM can be affiliated.
Simple Clubs can't be member of ARI: only ARI subsections are clubs, and
they are members in name of theirs club callsigns (eg IQ4AX for ARI Modena
subsection)


>
>    c) If you know what % of hamradio operators are members in the country
> organization? (aproximately?)


Latest magazines were sent to 14200 subscribers. I think it's around 50% of
ham population, but i might be wrong. Maybe it's way less.

>
>
> 2. a) Do you guys have to pay every year for your licence, or use of the
> hamradio frequencies ?
>    b) If so, how ? (even a link or anything)


Yes, 5 Euros each year.  There's no class difference, no power difference,
since we have 1 licence s and 1 output power limit.


>    c) do they plan to do something on that matter ?


Someone says we will pay 50 Euros every 10 years, one day. It would be just
the same, or even cheaper since every single payment has 1,50 Euros taxes...


>
>
> 3. a) Do you have to be a member in your country hamradio organization ?
>    b) How much is the membership per year ?


Do you mean if I have to be a member to be an ham radio op? -> NO

Membership including antenna insurance, QSL service, 11 issues of a shitty
magazine, etc is 72 Euros.

>
>
> 4. a ) What does your hamradio organization offer you for that money ?


Included int the membership: QSL service, antenna insurance, magazine.

>
>    b ) Do you have to pay for other things (QSL biro, magazine, .... ) ?


No. You should pay an extra fee if you have a special callsign and get a
high amount of QSLs for that callsign (eg. contest callsign) but I think tey
don't care it so much: We never paid the extra and the QSLs VIA manager
(buro) have been coming just fine for years.

73!

Alessio IZ4EFN