| Australia’s radio amateurs are no longer forced to change call sign when they upgrade to a higher level of licence or move to a different part of the country The WIA say: The ACMA have advised that they are making changes that will facilitate access to a wider range of digital modes for foundation licensees, and provide a ‘call sign for life’ for all licensees by: • allowing all amateurs to obtain a three-letter call sign; and • removing the association between call sign suffixes and qualifications. If you have a foundation, standard or advanced licence, you can apply to the AMC for any available three-letter call sign. You can also keep your current call sign if you wish, including if you get a new qualification (for example, going from foundation to standard, or standard to advanced). Two-letter call signs remain available to advanced licensees only. Read the full WIA story at https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2020/20200729-1/index.php |
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