Good on yer Cathy! Ian P. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Conway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 11:05 AM Subject: [Aus-soaring] RE: Radio Frequencies (was Paper Overload)
> Hi folks > > As the current GFA radio orifcer, probably time I ended the speculation... > > Firstly, the current position as some have correctly reported, is that all > aircraft frequencies are class licensed. > > Unfortunately however, the entire aeronautical band is not included in the > class licence. These additional gliding frequencies are not covered by the > aviation class licence so the ACA could allow them to be used temporarily > for Benalla. > > This has been the story so far in trying to get the extra frequencies, > > - I've requested them from the ACA > - ACA says ask Airservices if they mind > - Airsevices don't mind > - ACA says they are not covered by a class licence but we can have them, > but every glider that wants to use them has to pay an annual licence fee - > per frequency, and an application fee, to use them > - I say "you're kidding" that isn't going to happen > - they shrug > - I go back to Airservices and say "what can we do to add these frequencies > to your class licence because the ACA want to charge each glider lots of > money" > - Airservices say "that's silly - we'll see what we can do" > - I've spoken to other senior people in the ACA who are trying to sort out > the process from their end. > > A lot of the problem is that the ACA are a govt body who have undergone many > changes recently, including who works in the relevent departments for this > stuff. You need to work through to a senior enough level because no-one > wants to stick their necks out and ruin their careers. > > I have nothing but praise for the spectrum guys in Airservices who are doing > their best to help us. > > So guys, things are certainly happening. > > Please don't say nasty things about the GFA not doing things because we are > all the GFA. I was asked to do this job because I work in > Telecommunications and build licensed radio networks so I know my way around > the ACA a bit. Like many people in the organisation, I'm a volunteer with a > bit of relevent experience in radio, so I said I'd have a go at helping out. > > > Of course my report was given to the GFA AGM so anyone who cares about this > could have read it before assuming GFA was doing nothing. Knocking > volunteers who stick up their hand to do jobs for our sport and get nothing > in return but feel they enjoy gliding enough to try to put something back, > really is a bit rough. > > > -Cath > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
