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New fee for Ham radio license renewal
Posted on 2/20/24 at 7:55 am
Posted on 2/20/24 at 7:55 am
Just banged into this, somehow this flew under the radar, renewing your Amateur Radio license now carries a $35 fee. Apparently this just started April 2022.
Not that the fee is going to break anyone as it's every ten years, it just pisses me off that the feds are again quietly going after a pound of flesh anywhere they can take it. This money grab targeting the roughly 750,000 licensed folks in the US.
Not that the fee is going to break anyone as it's every ten years, it just pisses me off that the feds are again quietly going after a pound of flesh anywhere they can take it. This money grab targeting the roughly 750,000 licensed folks in the US.
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Posted on 2/20/24 at 7:56 am to dakarx
What? You expect to be able to talk freely on the free airwaves in this country? Sheesh man, you must think you live in the land of the free or something...
Posted on 2/20/24 at 7:56 am to dakarx
WTF is going to enforce it, like, fr?
Posted on 2/20/24 at 7:57 am to dakarx
I’d be more worried about storing the equipment in a way that protects it from potential emp strikes.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:02 am to dakarx
They got this in under the radar specifically because only 3/4 of a million people care about it.
Larger constituencies would have burned Congress to the ground over less.
Larger constituencies would have burned Congress to the ground over less.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:03 am to dakarx
How is this enforced?
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:03 am to HubbaBubba
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WTF is going to enforce it, like, fr?
The FCC. They have people whose job it is to just drive around checking signals and looking over licenses.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:03 am to LSUnation78
Try the Mission Darkness Faraday bag
This post was edited on 2/20/24 at 8:04 am
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:13 am to HubbaBubba
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WTF is going to enforce it, like, fr?
The FCC. Never underestimate nerds in the government. They have endless time and resources to find ways to restrict your freedom.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:18 am to dakarx
I'd rather user fees support federal agencies than income taxes. The FCC should be self-funded.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:21 am to Bard
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The FCC. They have people whose job it is to just drive around checking signals and looking over licenses.
Our government...
"Let's secure the border."
"No, we have MUCH more important things to worry about. There might be an unlicensed Ham radio operator out there somewhere. Priorities, man, priorities."
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:22 am to GumboPot
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How is this enforced?
Bored gatekeeping boomers reporting you. Thats really it.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:22 am to cadillacattack
I’ll check it out, thanks
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:23 am to Old Money
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Bored gatekeeping boomers reporting you. Thats really it.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 9:15 am to The Maj
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What? You expect to be able to talk freely on the free airwaves in this country? Sheesh man, you must think you live in the land of the fee or something...
Fixed it for you
Posted on 2/20/24 at 9:21 am to teke184
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Larger constituencies would have burned Congress to the ground over less.
Eh, I don't know... Look at our taxes and how they are spent... I don't see a blaze to the north yet...
Posted on 2/20/24 at 10:24 am to Bard
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The FCC. They have people whose job it is to just drive around checking signals and looking over licenses.
Yes, but they don't drive around at random. They focus when one person out there bitches to them about you.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 10:28 am to dakarx
Nellie Ohr not gonna like this at all..put in her expense report.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 10:43 am to Bard
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The FCC. They have people whose job it is to just drive around checking signals and looking over licenses.
Meh, I'd take my chances
Posted on 2/20/24 at 10:46 am to Bard
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The FCC. They have people whose job it is to just drive around checking signals and looking over licenses.
so is this what happens? do they REALLY go after unlicensed broadcasters? I heard the HAM community is harder on unlicensed broadcasters than the FCC is.
Not harping on HAMs. Just generally curious as I've got a baofeng and I've configured to listen in around here. never taken the test though.
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