ARLA/CLUSTER: Austrália altera as equivalencias reciprocas das licenças de amador com os EUA

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Amateur Reciprocal Qualifications Review

The *Australian Communications and Media Authority* (ACMA) has reset the
qualification equivalency of the US Technician Licence for new
applications to that of the entry level Australian Foundation Licence.

The majority of submissions to the ACMA inquiry fully agreed that the
Foundation Licence was the most appropriate for reciprocal licensing
purposes. Before the review it was set at the highest Advance Licence.

The ACMA said a report prepared by the *Wireless Institute of Australia*
(WIA) indicated that the US Technician Class Licence was no longer
equivalent to the Advanced Licence.

The WIA sought to lower the level of reciprocity to the Foundation
Licence. It also reflected the ACMA’s confirmation by independent  inquiry
that the basis on which the US Technician Class Licence was conferred had
changed over time.

The ACMA review asked: Do you support the ACMA and the WIA’s stance that
the US Technician Class licence is no longer equivalent to the Advanced
Licence and that the Foundation Licence is the most appropriate for
reciprocal licensing purposes?

A total of 23 submissions received, 15 agreed, seven disagreed and one
neither agreed nor disagreed with the proposal.

Among those agreeing was the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) that stated
that the US Technician Class Licence was very close to the  Foundation
Licence, but not higher. (It was downgraded in 1999)

Four respondents who agreed to the downgrade believed existing licensees
should have their licences reviewed and possibly downgraded to Foundation
Level.

However five submissions who agreed to the downgrade, also felt that
existing reciprocal licences already issued should remain, and that the
downgrading start from the date of the ACMA decision.

Those against the downgrading felt that the US Technician Licence was more
aligned to the Australian Standard Licence than the Foundation Licence.

The ACMA said what must be assessed was the relative levels of each
qualification - what level of knowledge was the best fit for each class of
licence. Based on this test, the US Technician Class licence aligns best
with the Foundation Licence.

Te ACMA ruling was not retrospective. Existing licensees who obtained
their Advanced Licence based on the US Technician Class Licence were
grandfathered and may continue to operate at the Advanced Level.

*Jim Linton VK3PC*
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