Australian Ham Radio Discussion Forum ( AHRDF )

This week's (15 Feb 2020)  WIA news extract :
"And how are you going with the FUTURE OF AMATEUR RADIO PROGRAM?
 
 It's running now ... POLL NUMBER 1: FOUNDATION CALLSIGN STRUCTURE.
 As a registered participant you should have received an email  detailing how to put your view forward. WIA members are automatically  included of course, however if you're not a WIA member and not yet  registered, fear not, for registration is still open, and will be,  for the total duration of ALL the polls. Get in now so your view can  be included in the first one which has to close in another week or so  then shortly after, we move on to Poll Number 2. Wonder what THAT  will be? Stay tuned! 

 By the way .... for each poll there's a number of options you can select from, however if none of those is what you think should  happen, then by all means your view is very welcome. There's a  section for that at the bottom of the form where it says, and I quote:  "Do you have any comments on the poll, or suggestions for alternative  solutions to this issue?"

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Info : https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2...0Signs.pdf



On the WIA page at https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2.../index.php, near the bottom : 
"The poll will be emailed to WIA members and program participants on the 10th of February 2020 and will run for 2 weeks."

Well I haven't received an email (by 15/2) about casting my vote and I am both a WIA member and I also registered for the poll.  
Has anyone else received an email from the WIA in the last 5-7 days about how to do it, and where... weblink etc.

Makes me wonder if they have another email glitch ???

Have not received an email either

I haven't received an email either

Nothing here as yet. .

Nope.





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I have emailed a copy of my original forum post directly to Aidan VK4APM a few minutes ago with the comment that others have not received any emails either.

I figure that either we will all receive the "specfied email" or I will at least get a direct response from Aidan. 
Fingers crossed.

Poll email is starting to filter through now.

Got my email too. Followed the link and cast my "vote".

Maybe my email to Aidan prompted a check of what was occurring with this...

Just Received my invite as well.
Thanks for prompting the WIA

73 from Michael
VK6TU

Mine turned up in the inbox sometime this morning - did the voting thing this afternoon.

Got my email. voted. .

I suppose as a first poll it was decided that they'd go for the low hanging fruit.

To be honest, I don't see there even being a question. Make the callsign pool universal - it's just a string of letters and numerals with little real meaning, other than to identify one operator from another.

Having said that, I am pleased that the WIA are at least trying to find out what the membership (and others) are actually thinking and caring about, so it's a leap forward.

Anyone can vote, not just WIA members.
If you're not a WIA member you can register to vote here: http://poll.wia.org.au/

Do we have results for this poll yet?

Nothing on the WIA web site as yet.   
I sort-of expect they will announce Poll 2 before we hear much about the outcome of Poll 1.  

Maybe they have the same sort of issue handling the votes as the US Democrats suffered back a month or two ago !! 

*Places tin-foil hat on head*
Maybe they won't release the results if they don't like them?

(Just kidding)

From an email from the WIA dated 24 March 2020 :

"We are pleased to present the results of our first poll into Amateur Radio Callsign Structure. 

Some high level statistics.

• Over 25% of ~13500 unique licence holders in Australia received an opportunity to vote.
  
• Almost 60% of the preferences were for Option 1: Allow any operator to have any 3 letter callsign.
  
  

Based on these results, and in keeping with the ACMA’s desire for evidence based regulation, the WIA, on behalf of Australian Operators calls on the ACMA to swiftly align the callsign structure with this result."

What a fantastic result. I have to admit i didn't think option 1 would get up. But that large block of advanced voters got it well and truly over the line. Well done to those who voted.

WOW! that was quick, the 3 letter call is in.. to be implemented by the AMC in the coming weeks.

https://vkradioamateurs.org/acma-decides...Du7AyR0iLg

If anyone sees anywhere that the new callsign arrangements are actually in place and being processed, please post here ASAP.  

Some of our F-call forum members may want to be early in the queue for a replacement callsign !!

As far as the forum is concerned, if you change your call then PM me or email me direct and I can change your profile from your old call to your brand new one without anything else changing. All previous posts will remain, as will your current password.