Shouldn't affect renewing very much. Many will renew, just for something to complain about. For less than 1 penny a day, they can continue whining on the air about the fee for 10 whole years. It's a real bargain.
My guess is that the 7,683 current Novice licenses will disappear within 10 years.
No doubt, some folks struggle for a roof, food, etc. But, how many of the people complaining about $35 also buy cigarettes, booze, lottery tickets, or Starbucks coffee? Yeah, I know, how people live their lives isn't my concern.
While the actual value was determined by the FCC, after the ARRL lobbied to have it reduced from the originally-proposed $50, the FCC got their direction from Congress to collect more fees. I don't blame the FCC for this. I blame Congress.
Absolutely. That should have been done long ago, but petitions to the FCC to impose rules along those lines have been ignored.
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Oh, this is getting entertaining ! I love a good joust - bar fight--with the windmills.
$35 to re-new a ham license- It isn't that much ? Maybe it isn't in the sphere's some people revolve in, but it is a meaningful amount to many Americans who are struggling economically right now. $35 here, $35 there--- starts to add up.
And what is this tax going for ?... how will paying it improve your life one iota ? This is a tax imposed for arbitrary reasons by face-less bureaucrats-- its a tax that is going into general revenue; not because the FCC Amateur Division needs it, not because it will improve any aspect of your amateur radio------
And the idea of this tax suppressing those weird hams that like to multiply change their callsigns on whims-- that's a red herring. Address those issues it with a Part 97 rule change- but don't penalize the thousands of others that don't abuse the vanity system - as if this is any valid reason for a tax. *
I remember well my stay in Maryland when 'they' raised the sales tax 1%.
"Why, little plebs--it will only raise your costs one penny on the dollar !!"
Or so it was toted out.
(And in approval all the seals all clapped their flippers)
Yes, only one cent on the dollar,--- quite meaningless until the plebs went to buy that new $30,000 car !
$35 or $3500- if not the amount, then look at the principle.
What is coming next ?
Lauri
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*btw- I never changed my original call issued to me back before there were 'vanity's' --- I happen to like their choice ---
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Oh, this is getting entertaining ! I love a good joust - bar fight--with the windmills.
$35 to re-new a ham license- It isn't that much ? Maybe it isn't in the sphere's some people revolve in, but it is a meaningful amount to many Americans who are struggling economically right now. $35 here, $35 there--- starts to add up.
And what is this tax going for ?... how will paying it improve your life one iota ? This is a tax imposed for arbitrary reasons by face-less bureaucrats-- its a tax that is going into general revenue; not because the FCC Amateur Division needs it, not because it will improve any aspect of your amateur radio------
And the idea of this tax suppressing those weird hams that like to multiply change their callsigns on whims-- that's a red herring. Address those issues it with a Part 97 rule change- but don't penalize the thousands of others that don't abuse the vanity system - as if this is any valid reason for a tax. *
I remember well my stay in Maryland when 'they' raised the sales tax 1%.
"Why, little plebs--it will only raise your costs one penny on the dollar !!"
Or so it was toted out.
(And in approval all the seals all clapped their flippers)
Yes, only one cent on the dollar,--- quite meaningless until the plebs went to buy that new $30,000 car !
$35 or $3500- if not the amount, then look at the principle.
What is coming next ?
Lauri
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*btw- I never changed my original call issued to me back before there were 'vanity's' --- I happen to like their choice ---
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Well, Ms. Windmill Fighter, it seems you were right.
