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| * Foundation and Intermediate were permitted to operate on vessels within UK and Crown Dependency Territorial Waters (12 mile limit) although licence wording still wasn't clear. Ofcom' | * Foundation and Intermediate were permitted to operate on vessels within UK and Crown Dependency Territorial Waters (12 mile limit) although licence wording still wasn't clear. Ofcom' | ||
| * Mandatory 15 minute Identification requirement scrapped, no longer have to ID every 15 minutes or when changing frequency. It became the responsibility of the licence holder to determine when to identify | * Mandatory 15 minute Identification requirement scrapped, no longer have to ID every 15 minutes or when changing frequency. It became the responsibility of the licence holder to determine when to identify | ||
| - | * Ofcom had wished to take advantage of this licence update to correct the error in the December 2006 licence that meant amateurs must use the Main Station callsign with Main Station RSL when visiting other regions within the UK&CD. Ofcom' | + | * Ofcom had wished to take advantage of this licence update to correct the error in the December 2006 licence that meant amateurs must use the Main Station callsign with Main Station RSL when visiting other regions within the UK&CD. Ofcom' |
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| ===== 2006 ===== | ===== 2006 ===== | ||
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| - | * The licence | + | * The Lifetime Licence |
| * Foundation permitted to use: | * Foundation permitted to use: | ||
| * Amateur Satellites | * Amateur Satellites | ||
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| * 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. | * 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. | ||
| * 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/ | * 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/ | ||
| - | * 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. | + | * 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. |
| + | * Among the errors in this licence were: | ||
| + | * Clause 17(1)(d) defined all occurrences of the word " | ||
| + | * The licence referred throughout to the United Kingdom which breached UK Ministry of Justice instructions that: **// | ||
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| * Foundation were: | * Foundation were: | ||
| * Permitted to use 28 MHz band | * Permitted to use 28 MHz band | ||
| - | * No longer had to use CE approved transmitting equipment. Instead kit or ready-built transmitters just had to be operated in a way that satisfied IR-2028. The situation for Foundation kit built transmitters remained essentially the same, there had never been any compliancy requirements for kits neither had there been any definition on what comprised a kit, which allowed considerable flexibility. Transmitting equipment capable of operating in non-amateur bands was permitted as long as no transmissions were made out of authorised amateur bands | + | * No longer had to use CE approved transmitting equipment. Instead kit or ready-built transmitters just had to be operated in a way that satisfied IR-2028. The situation for Foundation kit built transmitters remained essentially the same, there had never been any compliancy requirements for kits neither had there been any definition on what comprised a kit, which allowed considerable flexibility |
| - | * Full were permitted to supervise an unlicenced person on-air. | + | * Full were permitted to supervise an unlicenced person on-air. |
| * The licence was free and lifetime, annual renewals were no longer required | * The licence was free and lifetime, annual renewals were no longer required | ||
| * This version of the lifetime licence didn't go as far as some amateurs wanted and still contained a number of unnecessary restrictions. This summary of the issues with the new licence was posted on the daily Southgate Amateur Radio News Service site on 5 July 2006: | * This version of the lifetime licence didn't go as far as some amateurs wanted and still contained a number of unnecessary restrictions. This summary of the issues with the new licence was posted on the daily Southgate Amateur Radio News Service site on 5 July 2006: | ||
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| * 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 | * 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 | ||
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| + | * On 26 May 2005 Ofcom published a //' | ||
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| + | * From the outset the RSGB were opposed to the modernisation proposals and encouraged their members to respond to Ofcom consultation to voice their objections. The RSGB stated a Licence for Life was //" | ||
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| + | * In addition to the consultation process, on 26 May 2005, MORI sent a questionnaire and accompanying material to 4,500 amateur radio licence holders. The survey sought licensees' | ||
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| + | * The consultation document and the ~1,466 responses are available at [[https:// | ||
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| + | * The [[https:// | ||
| ===== 2004 ===== | ===== 2004 ===== | ||
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| * Deletion of 58.5 MHz band | * Deletion of 58.5 MHz band | ||
| * Addition of 3.5-3.8 144-146, 420-460, 1215-1300, 5650-5850, 10000-10500 MHz bands | * Addition of 3.5-3.8 144-146, 420-460, 1215-1300, 5650-5850, 10000-10500 MHz bands | ||
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| + | ===== 1948 ===== | ||
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| ===== 1946 ===== | ===== 1946 ===== | ||
| - | * {{ :1946.pdf | 1946 Licence}} | + | * Amateur radio operation permitted from January |
| * The 1946 UK Amateur Wireless Licence officially permitted individuals to operate amateur radio transmitting and receiving stations under government regulation. | * The 1946 UK Amateur Wireless Licence officially permitted individuals to operate amateur radio transmitting and receiving stations under government regulation. | ||
| + | * At the RSGB's request the G.P.O. dropped the old term of " | ||
| * It set limits on transmitter power, frequency bands, and emission types, and banned outdated technologies like spark transmitters. | * It set limits on transmitter power, frequency bands, and emission types, and banned outdated technologies like spark transmitters. | ||
| * Operators were required to identify transmissions with assigned call signs, maintain detailed logs, and avoid causing interference with other radio services. | * Operators were required to identify transmissions with assigned call signs, maintain detailed logs, and avoid causing interference with other radio services. | ||
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| * {{ :1938-12-08 Licence Cyril Thomas Fairchild G3YY 2DGR.pdf | 1938 Transmiting Licence Cyril Thomas Fairchild G3YY (ex-2DGR)}} | * {{ :1938-12-08 Licence Cyril Thomas Fairchild G3YY 2DGR.pdf | 1938 Transmiting Licence Cyril Thomas Fairchild G3YY (ex-2DGR)}} | ||
| - | * The 1938 UK amateur radio licence was an official government document authorizing the holder to operate an amateur radio transmitting station. These licenses did not require you to pass any written exams alhough you did have to describe the experiment for which you required | + | * The 1938 UK amateur radio licence was an official government document authorizing the holder to operate an amateur radio transmitting station. These licenses did not require you to pass any written exams alhough you did have to describe the experiment for which you required |
| * The licence outlined the terms and conditions for legal operation, including permitted frequencies, | * The licence outlined the terms and conditions for legal operation, including permitted frequencies, | ||
| * This licence exemplified the formal regulation of amateur radio before World War II, promoting technical experimentation while ensuring responsible and controlled use of the radio spectrum. | * This licence exemplified the formal regulation of amateur radio before World War II, promoting technical experimentation while ensuring responsible and controlled use of the radio spectrum. | ||
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| * No tests or knowledge of Morse were required for the licence | * No tests or knowledge of Morse were required for the licence | ||
| * Licence holders were issued with a callsign in the format Numeral-Three Letter Suffix e.g. 2FHS. There was no prefix as the holder wasn't authorised to radiate a signal | * Licence holders were issued with a callsign in the format Numeral-Three Letter Suffix e.g. 2FHS. There was no prefix as the holder wasn't authorised to radiate a signal | ||
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| + | ===== 1934 ===== | ||
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| + | * The 1934 UK amateur radio licence was an official government document authorizing the holder to operate an amateur radio transmitting station. These licenses did not require you to pass any written exams alhough you did have to describe the experiment for which you required transmitting equipment. | ||
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| + | * This permitted transmitting video in 30.0-32.0 MHz with the sound carrier in 28.035-29.965 MHz | ||
| ===== 1923 ===== | ===== 1923 ===== | ||
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