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1981 September, Melbourne Vic

NCRA IN TROUBLE?

The National Citizens Radio Association, formed in 1976 to oversee the Citizens Band Radio Service, could be closing its books. The NCRA had applied for a $25,000 government grant to assist its work. The grant was refused. The grant application was presented to the government by the First Assistant Secretary of the Radio Frequency Management Division, Department of Communications, Mr. Ross Ramsay. The grant application was also reported to have the backing of the Minister of Communications, Mr. Ian Sinclair. A spokesman for the NCRA, Mr. David Flynn said that the Association was dependant on the grant to continue its work on behalf of all CBers. Mr. Flynn is the National Individual Member Delegate and also organiser of the 1981 NCRA Convention in Sydney. Mr. Flynn said that the '81 convention may have to be cancelled due to lack of funds and unless the NRC received a massive increase in funds very shortly, the Association may cease to operate.

1981 October, Canberra ACT

CB LICENCE FEES INCREASE

The Minister for Communications recently announced an increase in CB radio licence fees. The new fee for private CB operation has risen from $20 per year to $22, an increase of 10 per cent. Non-private (commercial) licences have risen from $40 to $44, also 10 per cent. CB radio has now one of the cheapest licence rates and the Minister pointed out that licences had risen on an average of 12 per cent. The new licence fees were announced just prior to the Department's recommendation for a review into multi-year licences and lower costs for single-radio licences. The current CB licence covers up to five transceivers.

1981 December, Canberra ACT

"SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT"

For a long time Canberra was free of the perils of radar surveillance of motorists by the police. Well, the CT police have obtained KR-11 radar units and are using them in both the stationary and mobile modes. This has given them additional teeth to catch motorists. As you can imagine this has led to CBers placing calls on the CB about the locations of the police units that have been heard all over Canberra. But wait! The police have gone one better by equipping the radar cars with both HF and UHF CB sets. So the Police in Canberra are now listening in on their Apollo SSB and Sawtron UHF CBs to catch out those CBers giving away radar locations. The message to all Canberra Cbers, "Big Brother is listening!" One wonders if this has also been the reason for the sudden disappearance of the SP bookies from UHF?

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