both. to do the course through amateur radio nsw or, WIA, the cost for 
both the course, exam a dn the license is broken down thus. 50 bucks for 
the course, 61 bucks which the examiner sends off to the acma to have 
your paper processed and it's 23 bucks for the foundation license manual 
on cd.
and as much as I'd like to buy a decent radio with voice on it, 500 
bucks won't cut it over here. that's got to cover me for a radio, power 
supply, and antenna and possibly a vswr meter. so you see, one is in 
somewhat of a quandery
I'll send you the email I got back from the arnsw secretary a few months 
back when I first started asking questions.


On 27/02/2008 6:30 PM, the old scribe known as Colin McDonald was able 
to impart this pearl of wisdom:
> as in, you don't have money for a rig, or does the license cost money over
> there?
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 12:26 AM
> Subject: Re: antennas possibly off topic
> 
> 
>> lol I'm aware of that infact the foundation license is dead easy as is
>> the practical exam I just don't have the money to get licensed just yet.
>> much less get a radio. I got no problems going for foundation license,
>> standard would be nice but I can't be bothered studying for it right
>> now. advanced would be even better but I've a memory like a bloody siv.
>>
>>
>> On 27/02/2008 6:18 PM, the old scribe known as Colin McDonald was able
>> to impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>> Hey Shaun:
>>> No time like the present.
>>> Study for a few weeks like your life depends on it, go write the exam
> and
>>> you'll be happier then a pig in...well you get the drift.
>>> I played with electronics and CB's and other things for years before i
>>> finally broke down and joined the hallowed relms of a licensed amateur.
>>> It wasn't so much that i got tired of the 11M band, the dx is just as
> good
>>> there as it is on any of the ham bands during the peak of the sun spot
>>> cycle.
>>> I really wanted to explore IRLP and echolink and some of the digital
> modes
>>> more then anything.  So, with my existing background in electronics, and
> a
>>> basic understanding of most things related to the hobby, i was able to
> study
>>> the question pool online for a few weeks and score quite high on the
> basic
>>> exam...which, by itself is nothing to brag about, but I was pretty proud
> of
>>> myself.
>>>  and I found that it wasn't as tough as I was always lead to believe, or
>>> that I always thought it would be.
>>>
>>> So, if you are holding back because you think it'll be tough, don't
> worry,
>>> study for it, get access to an online question pool if one exists for
> the
>>> australian foundation license exam, and go at it.
>>> The next level of license won't be so hard after that, if you keep up to
>>> speed on the technical aspects, and the regulations aspects of the test
>>> criteria.
>>>
>>> While I don't know how indepth the foundation license exam is, I believe
> i
>>> looked into it at some point, and found it similar in allot of ways to
> the
>>> Canadian basic exam.
>>>
>>> Here we get full HF privallages if the score on the basic exam is 80
> percent
>>> or higher.  If lower then that, you can stil pass a 5 word per minute cw
>>> exam and get on all HF bands.
>>> Thankfully, i passed with more then 80, even though it was prior to the
>>> changing of the regulations, so I was able to get on HF right away when
> they
>>> changed a few years back.
>>> I was an SWL for years before i was licensed, so getting on HF was no
> big
>>> deal for me.
>>>
>>> Anyway, a little bit of work and study goes a long way with the first
> level
>>> licensing in most places now.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:53 PM
>>> Subject: Re: antennas possibly off topic
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi there, when I eventually get licensed, I'll either be working 40, 80
>>>> 15, 10 or 2 meters. after all, that's most of what the license I'm
>>>> aiming for allows. under the foundation license, I can work a good
>>>> portion of hf accepting 20 meters, warc bands and the like, and 2
> meters
>>>> and 70 cm.
>>>> I'm not allowed any digital modes save, hand keyed cw.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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