"KØHB" wrote in message hlink.net...

So let's take a poll:

Q1: If it cost $250 (plus testing fees) for a 10-year license would you
have become a new amateur radio operator?

A1: Absolutely not. At the time I got my first license, I was
unemployed - no way I would have been able to justify that kind of an
expense at the time.

Q2: If it had cost $250 to renew your license each time over your ham
radio career, would your license have lapsed by now?

A2: No. I first became licensed in 1999, and so I have not had to renew yet.

I will say, however, that come 2009 when it's time to renew, if
there's a $250 fee to renew, I'm outta here.

John Kasupskim Tonawanda, New York
Amateur Radio (KC2HMZ), SWL/Scanner Monitoring (KNY2VS)
Member of ARES/RACES, ARATS, WUN, ARRL
http://www.qsl.net/kc2fng
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