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--- uk-licence-archive [2026/09/23 05:34] – [2006] g3aka
+++ uk-licence-archive [2026/09/23 18:42] (current) – [2006] g3aka
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 ===== 2006 =====
-  * {{ :uk-licence-2006-12-15.pdf}}
-    * The Lifetime Licence issued 1 December 2006 contained these additional “last minute” changes to the licence format announcement made on 4 July 2006:
-      * Foundation permitted to use:
-        * Amateur Satellites
-        * 10 GHz band
-        * Wireless remote control of their station using a 500 mW ERP control link within a Foundation amateur band above 30 MHz
-      * Intermediate permitted 500 mW ERP wireless remote control
-      * Full holders would see the scrapping of the planned 100 metre restriction on wireless remote control
-      * Club licences were permitted to continue using the special Club regional secondary locators (RSL) even though the original reason for having them, enabling an unlicenced person to send a greetings message, no longer applied
-    * This licence permitted Foundation and Intermediate to operate on a vessel sailing in UK Internal Waters e.g. the Bristol Channel, the Solent and the Thames Estuary out to a line drawn from North Foreland, Margate, Kent via the Kentish Knock lighthouse to Harwich in Essex.  That "Internal Waters" and "Inland Waters" were the same was not immediately apparent to some amateurs and led to Ofcom issuing a subsequent clarification.   UK Internal Waters are clearly shown on this [[https://datahub.admiralty.co.uk/portal/sharing/rest/content/items/a4ae723016944e54bbe86d0c660f8a27/data|Admiralty map]]. The Maritime and Coastal Agency used the term Inland Waters for the same waters and in 2006 they detailed them [[https://web.archive.org/web/20061007110813/https://mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/public/c4/cat-waters/index.htm|here (select View the Full List)]]. It's clear some amateurs were not aware just how far from shore some Inland/Internal waters could extend
-    * Due to the incorporation of these last minute changes the originally planned Lifetime licence issue date of 1 October 2006 was deferred to 1 December 2006.  All licences due for renewal in October and November were automatically issued the appropriate version (Fnd/Int/Full) of the BR68 licence free of charge. It is believed new licence applications were also free
-    * An unintended consequence of a wording change (the removal of the previous BR68 clause 7(5)) meant the Main Station Address callsign complete with Main Station RSL e.g. MW0ABC, must be used when visiting another region within the UK and Crown Dependencies.  This was not noticed until 2013. A statement on the matter was given by Ofcom's Paul Jarvis G8RMM at the National Hamfest on 27 September 2013 and the RSGB Convention on 12 October 2013: {{ :2013_rsl_ofcom_statement_by_paul_jarvis_g8rmm.jpg?direct&600 |}}  [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150928061916/http://rsgb.org/main/archive/consultation-archive/ofcom-consultations/licence-review-preparation/regional-secondary-locator/]]
-    * Among the errors in this licence were:
-      * Clause 17(1)(d) defined all occurrences of the word "Amateur" (with initial capital) in the licence to mean a holder of a United Kingdom Amateur Radio Licence.  In consequence Clause 11 meant UK amateurs could only establish contact with other UK amateurs not those authorised by other countries.  Ofcom did not correct this error until the licence issued  24 February 2024
-      * The licence referred throughout to the United Kingdom which breached UK Ministry of Justice instructions that: **//“Government officials must never state or imply that the Crown Dependencies are part of the United Kingdom, or Great Britain or England or act on that assumption.”//** Ofcom did not correct this error until the licence issued 18 May 2021 when they adopted the correct term "United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies" (the term "British Islands" defined in the Interpretation Act 1978 means the same thing)
   * {{ :lifetime_amateur_radio_licensing_-_format_of_new_licences_2006-07-04.pdf}}
-    * The lifetime licence was published on 4 July 2006 although significant changes would be made before it was finally issued. The principle changes announced in July over the previous BR68/F, BR68/I and BR68 licences were:
+    * Ofcom announced the planned lifetime licence Terms and Condiions on 4 July 2006 although significant changes would be made before it was finally issued to amateurs on 1 December. The principle changes announced in July over the previous BR68/F, BR68/I and BR68 licences were:
       * Combining the three separate licence terms and conditions into one document
       * Gender neutral language, previous licences had assumed the holder was male
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       * {{ :first_impressions_of_ofcom_amateur_licence_statement_2006-07-04.doc | OFCOM Amateur Radio Licence Statement – First Impressions}}
     * Although planned to start from 1 October 2006 this version of the licence was never issued to anyone. Significant last-minute changes were made that addressed some of the issues raised in the Southgate post
+  * {{ :uk-licence-2006-12-15.pdf}}
+    * The Lifetime Licence issued on 1 December 2006 contained these additional “last minute” changes to the licence format announcement made on 4 July 2006:
+      * Foundation permitted to use:
+        * Amateur Satellites
+        * 10 GHz band
+        * Wireless remote control of their station using a 500 mW ERP control link within a Foundation amateur band above 30 MHz
+      * Intermediate permitted 500 mW ERP wireless remote control
+      * Full holders would see the scrapping of the planned 100 metre restriction on wireless remote control
+      * Club licences were permitted to continue using the special Club regional secondary locators (RSL) even though the original reason for having them, enabling an unlicenced person to send a greetings message, no longer applied
+    * This licence permitted Foundation and Intermediate to operate on a vessel sailing in UK Internal Waters e.g. the Bristol Channel, the Solent and the Thames Estuary out to a line drawn from North Foreland, Margate, Kent via the Kentish Knock lighthouse to Harwich in Essex.  That "Internal Waters" and "Inland Waters" were the same was not immediately apparent to some amateurs and led to Ofcom issuing a subsequent clarification.   UK Internal Waters are clearly shown on this [[https://datahub.admiralty.co.uk/portal/sharing/rest/content/items/a4ae723016944e54bbe86d0c660f8a27/data|Admiralty map]]. The Maritime and Coastal Agency used the term Inland Waters for the same waters and in 2006 they detailed them [[https://web.archive.org/web/20061007110813/https://mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/public/c4/cat-waters/index.htm|here (select View the Full List)]]. It's clear some amateurs were not aware just how far from shore some Inland/Internal waters could extend
+    * Due to the incorporation of these last minute changes the originally planned Lifetime licence issue date of 1 October 2006 was deferred to 1 December 2006.  All licences due for renewal in October and November were automatically issued the appropriate version (Fnd/Int/Full) of the BR68 licence free of charge. It is believed new licence applications were also free
+    * An unintended consequence of a wording change (the removal of the previous BR68 clause 7(5)) meant the Main Station Address callsign complete with Main Station RSL e.g. MW0ABC, must be used when visiting another region within the UK and Crown Dependencies.  This was not noticed until 2013. A statement on the matter was given by Ofcom's Paul Jarvis G8RMM at the National Hamfest on 27 September 2013 and the RSGB Convention on 12 October 2013: {{ :2013_rsl_ofcom_statement_by_paul_jarvis_g8rmm.jpg?direct&600 |}}  [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150928061916/http://rsgb.org/main/archive/consultation-archive/ofcom-consultations/licence-review-preparation/regional-secondary-locator/]]
+    * Among the errors in this licence were:
+      * Clause 17(1)(d) defined all occurrences of the word "Amateur" (with initial capital) in the licence to mean a holder of a United Kingdom Amateur Radio Licence.  In consequence Clause 11 meant UK amateurs could only establish contact with other UK amateurs not those authorised by other countries.  Ofcom did not correct this error until the licence issued  24 February 2024
+      * The licence referred throughout to the United Kingdom which breached UK Ministry of Justice instructions that: **//“Government officials must never state or imply that the Crown Dependencies are part of the United Kingdom, or Great Britain or England or act on that assumption.”//** Ofcom did not correct this error until the licence issued 18 May 2021 when they adopted the correct term "United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies" (the term "British Islands" defined in the Interpretation Act 1978 means the same thing)
+      *
 ===== 2005 =====