On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:21:17 GMT, "Ashley VK3HAG"
wrote:

Around May this year, Australia will introduce the Foundation Licence as
part of a new three-tier licence system. Foundation, Standard & Advanced.
(Instead of the current 5 licence categories of Novice Limited, Novice,
Intermediate, Limited, Unrestricted)

Very interesting. Not that I don't believe you smile but when some
semi official news releases from the Australian Communications
Authority or the Wireless Institute of Austrailia come out could you
post the URLs to this thread.

We now return discussion to the inevitable moaning and groaning about
the death of amateur radio due to the dropping of the CW requirement.
smile

Tony

No worries here are the links to verify my info:
ACA:
http://internet.aca.gov.au/ACAINTER....1618,#Outcomes
http://internet.aca.gov.au/acainterw...ew_outcome.pdf

WIA: http://www.wia.org.au/foundation/
http://www.wia.org.au/news/2004/Amat...0Structure.php

And when it actually happens, I'll post the links to the finalised new regs
when they become available.

Just waiting now for the ACA to make changes to it's legislation to
implement these changes, but wheels at government turn slowly..they can't
afford the oil!

"Tony VE6MVP" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:21:17 GMT, "Ashley VK3HAG"
wrote:

Around May this year, Australia will introduce the Foundation Licence as
part of a new three-tier licence system. Foundation, Standard & Advanced.
(Instead of the current 5 licence categories of Novice Limited, Novice,
Intermediate, Limited, Unrestricted)

Very interesting. Not that I don't believe you smile but when some
semi official news releases from the Australian Communications
Authority or the Wireless Institute of Austrailia come out could you
post the URLs to this thread.

We now return discussion to the inevitable moaning and groaning about
the death of amateur radio due to the dropping of the CW requirement.
smile

Tony

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 07:00:29 GMT, "Ashley VK3HAG"
wrote:

No worries here are the links to verify my info:

Thanks for the URLs. I had poked about those websites but couldn't
see anything.

Tony