And the difference between that and a CB licence is......?

"Marty" wrote in message
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PS - Our proposed Foundation Licence which should come in next year will
only permit the use of "unmodified transmitting equipment of commercial
manufacture" with 10W PEP, however antenna experimentation will still be
permitted....

Airy R. Bean wrote:

And the difference between that and a CB licence is......?

"Marty" wrote in message
...

PS - Our proposed Foundation Licence which should come in next year will
only permit the use of "unmodified transmitting equipment of commercial
manufacture" with 10W PEP, however antenna experimentation will still be
permitted....



Well, the difference in the US is that CB is now effectively
license-free (I think the legal side-stepping is that you have a license
by virtue of having the equipment). Makes it interesting when the FCC
wants to deal with a CB'er with a 1kW linear and "extra channels" up
into the VHF bands.

--

Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
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And the difference between that and a CB licence is......?

No CB licence in Australia!!!

Seriously, the Aus. Foundation Licence will require limited Regs and similar
theory as the UK Foundation licence. It will give access to 80m (less DX
window), 40m, 15m, 10m, 2m and 70cm, at 10W PEP, voice or hand sent CW only
(umm, with no CW test that is..), unmodified commercial equipment only.

And, for those taht haven't heard yet but are interested (for whatever
reason):

Then we'll step up to the 'Standard' licence, which is our current Novice...
Some slight reduction in theory and again, no CW exam, but all bands for
foundation PLUS 20m, top half of 6m, 2m, 70cm, 23cm, 13cm and 6cm, at 100W
PEP, may construct own equipment.

Last will be our Advanced, which will be our current full call, limited and
intermediate. Again no CW but full regs and slightly more theory, all
bands, 400W PEP, etc, etc, etc...

Cheers

Martin, VK2UMJ



"Marty" wrote in message
...
PS - Our proposed Foundation Licence which should come in next year will
only permit the use of "unmodified transmitting equipment of commercial
manufacture" with 10W PEP, however antenna experimentation will still be
permitted....

And the difference between that and a CB licence is......?
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That the Foundation licensee is permitted to operate on some or most of the
amateur radio bands..............and that is quite a difference.

Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH