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Its final - amateur service license fees are coming...

Discussion in 'Amateur Radio News' started by NN3W, Dec 30, 2020.

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  1. K9GLS

    K9GLS Guest

    Still cheaper than in 1970:
    New or renewed license: $9 ($60.09 in 2019 dollars)
    Modified license: $4 ($26.71)
    Special callsign: $25 ($166.92)
     
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  2. KB9T

    KB9T Premium Subscriber QRZ Page

    Folks spend thousands on radios and complain about a $35 fee? o_O
     
    N8DC, WZ7U, N4ABA and 13 others like this.
  3. K9UR

    K9UR Premium Subscriber QRZ Page

    No one said anything about high taxes or getting screwed. All i said is paying taxes.
    Everyone's a socialist and like the idea of free until it's their turn to pay the tab...
     
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  4. KI6PMD

    KI6PMD Ham Member QRZ Page

    FCC= FOREVER COLLECTING CASH !!! For this new fee the Fed's should clean up the bands !!! like 70cm & 2mtr repeaters ! & 40 & 80 while there at it then I will PAY to PLAY ! 73 Phil..
     
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  5. KI6PMD

    KI6PMD Ham Member QRZ Page

    P.S. there goes my ARRL membership ! Phil..
     
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  6. N5XP

    N5XP XML Subscriber QRZ Page

    Good thing I got my General upgrade before being implemented.
     
  7. AG5CK

    AG5CK Ham Member QRZ Page

    I like your callsign. Miller Genuine Draft
     
  8. KD5QHV

    KD5QHV Ham Member QRZ Page

    Keeping in mind that commercial radio service, cable operators, cell phone companies, radio stations, television stations run on a profit margin WE a the Amateur Radio Community don't have the luxury of making a DIME on our SERVICE! Speaking of SERVICE, who responds to natural disasters, fires, floods, hurricanes, tornado's It's not the cell phone services, the radio or television stations, it's AMATEUR RADIO operators who now will be required to PAY for the PRIVILAGE!!! Just sayin!
     
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  9. N5XP

    N5XP XML Subscriber QRZ Page

    LOL luck of the draw it seems. I prefer craft beer instead. Maybe when I upgrade to Extra I'll get a better callsign.
     
  10. W1YW

    W1YW Ham Member QRZ Page

    Consider this a victory.
     
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  11. K8VHL

    K8VHL Premium Subscriber Volunteer Moderator QRZ Page

    We should be happy that we don't get as much government as we pay for!
     
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  12. W9KEY

    W9KEY XML Subscriber QRZ Page

    We had a relatively extraordinary thing happen here recently - a large family attended a local test session, resulting in SIX new or upgraded licenses - on the same day!! I suspect having to shell out $300 would have been a pretty big deal for them. So I'd like to see ARRL lobby for some type of family discount, or waived fees for dependent kids still in school.

    As for the rest of us ..... Hell, given the average age of the ham community, most of us will be THRILLED to still BE HERE 10 years from now to pay our $50 or $35 renewal fee!! So I for one am looking forward to the opportunity to bitch about it when my renewal is due in 2028.
     
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  13. 4O6LEE

    4O6LEE Ham Member QRZ Page

    It’s always strange to me to hear about paying for license - it is free where I live, “a gift from the state”, as telecom agency officer said.
     
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  14. 4O6LEE

    4O6LEE Ham Member QRZ Page

    Also, happy new year everyone!
     
  15. ZL1API

    ZL1API Ham Member QRZ Page

    We are lucky here in ZL its free
     

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