I agree thats how it should be, but the licencing here in Aus doesnt line up with that.

The knowledge involved in the actual licencing isnt actually that useful for actually operating the radio. It was mostly tailored to designing radios from the ground up, and it was basically late highschool electronics.

The knowledge you need to operate the radios properly is all available online.

In my case, I am using handheld radios on the CB bands. I have limited the power correctly, but because they are capable of more power than allowed, that makes them require a licence, even when used in normal CB bands. It doesnt make sense for me to waste multiple Sundays to get a licence I am not actually going to take advantage of.

So here in Aus, it is just beaurocratic bullshit. And like I said, if it were online, I’d do it in a heartbeat.