[UK-CONTEST] Revision of our Licence

Sat Aug 6 04:36:20 EDT 2005

I've sent my reply along with the wifes, that's 2 more.
I feel we all need to air our opinion at least then if enough of us 
reply we may have a chance in the European courts, should it get that far.

Also i like this section from OFCOMS website on WT License Exempt

"Because Ofcom will not have much information about the location and use 
of license exempt apparatus/ equipment, it is impractical to investigate 
or manage the interference to, or between, items of exempt 
apparatus/equipment. Users of such equipment should be aware that there 
may be heavy sharing at certain locations and the ability of equipment 
to withstand interference may depend on its design, quality and 
robustness. There are many past examples of poor quality equipment 
failing to work in the proximity of compliant licensed networks and 
services using other frequencies. Ofcom has no powers to regulate the 
quality of such devices if they comply with the minimum international 
standards.

When considering frequencies suitable for exemption Ofcom must take into 
account the difficulties involved in subsequent re-allocation of the 
spectrum. The problem arises due to the nature of unlicensed / exempt 
frequencies - i.e. no or very little data exists on its use (who, where, 
what etc.) – which means that changing the designated use of the 
spectrum takes time and is difficult to do. Nevertheless Ofcom will 
continue to make exemption regulations wherever possible. "

They obviously don't understand what Amateur Radio is, does or could do 
... I guess Ofcom is run by accountants, for accountants with no regard 
to anyone or anything else ... just like any other government controlled 
business.

Jim

Bob Henderson wrote:

>Well, I don't agree with either of you but that's just me.  Disagreeable!
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>If we, the amateur community, demonstrate a lack of opinion on that which
>will affect us, then decisions affecting us will be taken in ignorance, by
>those in authority.  We, the amateur community, will then get the screwing
>we probably deserve.
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>I won't recite detail of the issues under discussion or argue the merits of
>any particular stance but if you guys have read the documents from Ofcom and
>the RSGB and have concluded this is not an important issue, then either you
>don't have your thinking caps on or you're trapped in a parallel universe.
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>IMNSHO.
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>Bob, 5B4AGN
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Farmer (G3VAO)" <G3VAO at HortonBC.Demon.co.uk>
>To: "Steve Rawlings" <steve at alg.demon.co.uk>; <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 7:00 AM
>Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Revision of our Licence
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>>I agree with Steve in addition I feel that any input from the actual
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>>who will be affected by the changes in this case the Amateur would be
>>ignored as we have a biased opinion!
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>>Mike
>>G3VAO
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Steve Rawlings" <steve at alg.demon.co.uk>
>>To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>>Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 6:15 AM
>>Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Revision of our Licence
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>>>I've read the questionnaire, but can't find anything in there to make me
>>>feel that a response is necessary.  This is probably the case with the
>>>thousands of other licensees who, like me, have not completed the form.
>>>  I don't see anything openly important in the document, or even
>>>anything hidden between the lines.
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>>>(Most of the really damaging changes to the amateur service in recent
>>>years appear to have been at the hands of national and international
>>>amateur radio societies, not the bodies that simply respond to such
>>>changes.)
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>>>But I'm willing to be persuaded otherwise, if I'm missing something.
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>>>Any replies to my personal email, please.
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>>>Regards to all,
>>>Steve GW4ALG
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>>>Dave Lawley wrote:
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>>>>Contesters are an extremely active bunch. So get active on this one
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>>>>make sure to reply by 17 August. Out of around 60,000 UK licensees
>>>>(no-one seems quite sure of the exact number) only a couple of hundred
>>>>responses have been received to date. There is a danger that Ofcom
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>>>>take the view that there has not been sufficient body of input from
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>>>>amateur community, and will therefore feel they have carte blanche to
>>>>make whatever changes they choose.
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>>>>Please visit
>>>>http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/aradio/
>>>>and
>>>>http://www.rsgb.org.uk/news/q&aaug05.pdf
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>>>>then consider all the issues, and make a response. Free licence for
>>>>life? Yeah great, but you can't get something for nothing and there is
>>>>great concern that it is a prelude to deregulation. Whatever else, I
>>>>think it is imperative that Ofcom receive a clear unequivocal NO to
>>>>question 6 about exemption from the WT Act in the longer term.
>>>>
>>>>Former UK contester G4BKI has put together an excellent little page at
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>>>>http://sciencetechnologyconsultants.com/UK.htm
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>>>>which has all the links, including a Word document which you can
>>>>download, fill in with your answers and return to the Ofcom address
>>>>which is also listed on his page.
>>>>
>>>>73, Dave G4BUO
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