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| uk-licence-archive [2026/07/06 15:50] – [2005] Added archive.org link to MORI survey report g3aka | uk-licence-archive [2026/07/06 16:17] (current) – [2005] Added archive.org link to Amateur radio licensing - Policy Statement g3aka |
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| * On 26 May 2005 Ofcom published a //'Consultation on a proposal to reform amateur radio licensing - A lighter, electronic licensing process'// which aimed to improve the licensing process, modernise the amateur licence and reduce unnecessary bureaucratic regulations. The reform process was led by Ofcom's Steve Roper CEng FIET, a licenced radio amateur, G8MXZ, who had specialised in radio systems engineering and radio wave propagation at the Universiy of Bath. The consultation was open until 18 August 2005. | * On 26 May 2005 Ofcom published a //'Consultation on a proposal to reform amateur radio licensing - A lighter, electronic licensing process'// which aimed to improve the licensing process, modernise the amateur licence and reduce unnecessary bureaucratic regulations. The reform process was led by Ofcom's Steve Roper CEng FIET, a licenced radio amateur, G8MXZ, who had specialised in radio systems engineering and radio wave propagation at the Universiy of Bath. The consultation was open until 18 August 2005 |
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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 even went so far as to place full page adverts in radio magazines like Practical Wireless and Short Wave Magazine declaring that a Licence for Life would mean the end of amateur radio in 5 years | * 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 //"inherently dangerous//" {{ :2005-05_radcom_rsgb_fights_threats_to_the_hobby.jpg?linkonly | May 2005 RadCom page 7}}, they even went so far as to place full page adverts in radio magazines like Practical Wireless and Short Wave Magazine declaring that a Licence for Life would mean the end of amateur radio in 5 years |
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| * The consultation document and the ~1,466 responses are available at [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050729085019/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/aradio/|]] | * The consultation document and the ~1,466 responses are available at [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050729085019/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/aradio/|]] |
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| | * The [[https://web.archive.org/web/20060425110255/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/aradio/statement/|Amateur radio licensing - Policy Statement]] was published on 14 February 2006 |
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