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--- uk-licence-archive [2026/03/28 13:36] – [1938] Added 1938 Arificial Licence supplied by Chris M1WCM g3aka
+++ uk-licence-archive [2026/03/30 15:58] (current) – Added 2004 Radio Licensing Center g3aka
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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
+===== 2004 =====
+Up until 2004 the Radio Licensing Centre in Bristol, part of Royal Mail's specialist customer management unit, were contracted to provided licensing services.
+The 15 person team handled around 8000 applications, renewals and queries every month regarding Amateur Radio and Citizens' Band Radio.
+The RLC made available the latest sequentially issued Amateur and CB callsigns on their web site.
+On 24 February 2004 the latest callsigns issued were:
+  * Amateur Full: M0DPX
+  * Amateur Intermediate: 2E0AWG
+  * Amateur Foundation: M3FSY
+  * CB: 2G1SA
+  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20040216011335/http://www.radiolicencecentre.co.uk/rlc/| Radio Licensing Centre]]
+{{ :2024-02_rlc_-_latest_callsigns_issued.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
 ===== 2003 =====
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     * In the 1930's holders were issued with a callsign in the format Prefix-Numeral-Two Letter Suffix e.g. G3YY.  There were three possible prefixes G, GI or GM depending on the station's location in the UK.
-  * {{ :1938-11-12_2fsh_artificial_aerial_licence.pdf | 1938 Artificial Aerial Licence Alfred Vaughan 2FSH supplied by Chris M1WCM}}
+  * {{ :wiki:1938-11-12_2fsh_artificial_aerial_licence.pdf | 1938 Artificial Aerial Licence Alfred Vaughan 2FSH. Images supplied by Chris M1WCM from original licence}}
     * These were issued in the 1930's and permitted to holder to own transmitting equipment but importantly they were not allowed to radiate a signal.  If the transmitter was activated it had to be connected to a Dummy Load.
     * No tests or knowledge of Morse were required for the licence