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Re:The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture by gh02t on Sunday July 28, 2024 @05:21PM (#41096061)
> where have to pay for membership and can only use it for certain things

Just to clarify for people who might be interested-- this is not a perfect analogy in that you don't have to pay to participate in amateur radio. You have to pay a fee to take the license exams but it's a token amount, and you don't have to pay regularly to use any ham services that I know of. Apart from buying a radio, of course.

Re:The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture by smitelli on Sunday July 28, 2024 @06:18PM (#41096401)
In the US it’s currently $35 for the FCC renewal, which comes up every ten years.