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THE
NEW FOUNDATION LICENSE MEANS
THAT PROSPECTIVE AMATEURS MAY COMPLETE A
WEEKEND COURSE TO OBTAIN THEIR LICENSE, AND
START ENJOYING THE GREAT HOBBY OF AMATEUR RADIO!
DON'T
FORGET - ITS EASY!
FOUNDATION
LICENSE INFORMATION
ALL
UNLICENSED PERSONS MAY WISH TO KNOW THIS ...
Section
189 of the Act makes it an offence to operate or supply, or possess for the
purposes of operation or supply, a prohibited device, without reasonable
excuse. Section 189 also details the penalties that apply if a
person is found guilty:
If
the offender is an individual - Imprisonment for two years or otherwise
1,500 penalty units (currently $165,000).
See
Section 46, 47 & 48 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992
INTRODUCTION
The
WIA has released a Foundation Licence Manual. The manual is in colour
and contains around 90 pages. As well as all
the information needed to complete a Foundation License Course,
it also contains a wealth of general information. Information such as
the Foundation Licence Band Plan, operating procedures, how to find you
nearest club and how to contact the WIA. The manual is available
through the WIA bookshop and Amateur Clubs.
Can
I sit for an assessment with out attending a training course?
Yes
you can, just look up your nearest club, contact them and they will advise
you of a time when an assessment can be arranged.
What
happens if I live a long distance from a club or an assessor?
The
candidate will need to find a suitable local person such as a government
appointed teacher, policeman, JP, or the like, who is willing to
assist. The WIA will then arrange for a nominated assessor to conduct
a remote assessment using the third party and the phone.
Were
do I find more information?
This
years call-book contains a full list of group leaders, WIA Assessors and
Radio Clubs. The call-book is available now. Take a look at the
WIA website in the education pages, if you still have a question then
e-mail the WIA at secretary@wia.org.au
or contact your nearest radio club. Please also see "How
to get an Amateur License"
The
Foundation License.
Foundation
Licences are limited to 10 watts output power SSB (Voice) and hand keyed
Morse Code on 80M, 40M, 15M and 10M, and FM (Voice) on 2M and 70CM with
FULL access to the total band allocation. All
Foundation Licences suffixes start with the letter F, so as an example one
might be VK2FABC. and have
COURTESY of WIA
NATIONAL ©
FOUNDATION
LICENSE ... START
HERE!
WIA NATIONAL FOUNDATION LICENSE HOME PAGE. (Note
links at top)
COURTESY
of WIA NATIONAL ©
WHAT
YOU SHOULD HAVE
YOU
SHOULD HAVE THESE DOCUMENTS AND BOOKS PREFERABLY WHILE STUDYING, AND
DEFINITELY BEFORE TRANSMITTING ONCE LICENSED!
-
Australian
Communications & Media Authority's "License
Condition Determinations" (LCD's) pertaining to the
(Amateur License) & (Apparatus License) available from the ACMA'S
Web Site. Especially study the ACMA'S Amateur
Information Papers eg. "Operating
Procedures" . ACMA Documents are available in the
next section. THIS IS THE LAW.
DON'T RISK YOUR LICENSE!
-
A
Amateur Call\Year Book available
from Clubs or the WIA Web Site.
(Includes the IMPORTANT BAND PLANS and Repeater Operating
Procedures etc.)
(Many Amateurs will be more
than happy to give you, free of charge, last years call book.)
-
Not
imperative, but NO Amateur I know hasn't got one! The
"ARRL or RSGB AMATEUR HAND BOOK" It
cover's the LOT! Electronic and Radio Theory, Propagation,
Antenna Building etc. etc. NO AMATEUR can do without
it! It will be one of the BEST Books you have ever owned!
(Many Amateurs will
be happy to give you an older copy for a small
charge.)
VK5MM'S AR QUICK REFERENCE BAND PLAN & IRLP GUIDE - PDF (200K)
ACMA DOCUMENTS
INFORMATION
PAPERS
AMATEUR
EXAMINATIONS Information Paper (scroll to Examination Formats)
AND APPARATUS
LICENSING Information Paper AND AMATEUR
LICENSE Information Paper AND OPERATING
PROCEDURES Information Paper ON THE ACMA'S
WEB SITE.
THE
AMATEUR LICENSE CONDITION DETERMINATION'S
(LCD'S)
Radiocommunications
Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997.
Radiocommunications
Licence Conditions (Apparatus Licence) Determination 2003
A
FULL LIST OF ACMA'S LCD'S AND INFORMATION
PAPERS
ARE AVAILABLE HERE.
(SCROLL
DOWN TO THE BLUE DOCUMENT TABLE LIST.)
VISIT
HAM RADIO AND IRLP TOP SITES - CLICK GRAPHIC TO VOTE FOR THIS SITE!
THE
THREE LICENSE CLASSES PRIVILEGES AND REQUIREMENTS
| LIC.
CLASS |
FOUNDATION |
STANDARD |
ADVANCED |
| THEORY |
BASIC
Foundation
Grade
Electronic
& Radio Theory Multi-Choice
Exam that includes
Regulations. |
Standard
Grade Electronic & Radio
Theory Multi-Choice Exam
AND
"ONCE
OFF" ADVANCED
Multi-Choice Regulations. |
Advanced
Grade Electronic & Radio
Theory Multi-Choice Exam
AND
"ONCE
OFF" ADVANCED Multi-Choice
Regulations.
|
| PRACTICAL |
"ONCE
OFF" Training
and Assessment of Licence Conditions, Operating
Practices/Procedures and Safety. |
"ONCE
OFF" Training
and Assessment of Licence Conditions, Operating Practices/
Procedures and Safety. |
"ONCE
OFF" Training
and Assessment of Licence Conditions, Operating Practices/
Procedures and Safety. |
| STUDY
OPTIONS |
Attend
a Training Course that includes the above Exam and
Assessment.
OR
Study
Independently using the "Foundation License
Manual" and sit the above Exam and Assessment.
(WEEKEND
COURSE) |
Attend
a Training Course that includes the above Exam\s*
and Assessment.*
OR
Study
Independently and sit the above Exam\s*
and Assessment.*
*
(IF APPLICABLE) |
Attend
a Training Course that includes the above Exam\s*
and Assessment.*
OR
Study
Independently and sit the above Exam\s*
and Assessment.*
*
(IF APPLICABLE) |
| BANDS |
3.5
- 3.7 MHz
7.0
- 7.3 MHz
21.0
- 21.450 MHz
28.0
- 29.700 MHz
144
- 148 MHz
430
- 450 MHz |
As
for FOUNDATION LIC. PLUS
14.000
- 14.350 MHz
52.000
- 54.000 MHz
1.240
- 1.300 GHz
2.400
- 2.450 GHz
5.650
- 5.850 GHz |
ALL
23 AMATEUR BANDS
1.8
MHz - 250 GHZ |
| PERMITTED
POWER |
10W
PEP for HF, 10W FM for VHF, UHF |
100W
PEP, 30W FM for ALL PERMITTED Modes |
400W
PEP, 120W FM ALL Modes |
| MODES |
Voice
or Morse Code ONLY |
ALL
MODES with some minor exclusions ie. TV |
ALL
MODES |
| ADDITIONAL
NOTES |
ONLY
UN-MODIFIED Transmitters of commercial manufacture are
permitted. Antenna
experimentation is allowed. |
May
construct any part of Station. |
May
construct any part of Station. |
| TRANSLATION
OF PRESENT LICENSES |
NEW
LEVEL |
NOVICE
& NOVICE LIMITED |
UNRESTRICTED,
INTERMEDIATE AND LIMITED |
The
above Table is a guide ONLY, please consult the ACMA
© & WIA ©
for full details.
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