[UK-CONTEST] UK-Contest Digest, Vol 41, Issue 33

[Geoffg4afj at aol.com]

Hello All,
 
Ref the allocation of deceased callsigns. I guess Ofcom are trying to close  
the door so that the G two letter calls become available for  allocation as 
vanity callsigns in the same way that DVLA did with car  registrations.
 
If anyone is interested RSGB's library has a copy of G5UM's notes on  the old 
two letter callsign series and this shows that many of the two letter  suffix 
calls were re-allocated. I am not sure when the idea of a callsign being  
peculiar to its holder came in. Note also in the doc that Ofcom says something  
about the callsign being the property of, or some such of the SoS,  ie I do  
not own G4AFJ I am just permitted to use it, so how does that match up with me  
leaving it in my will to someone else? Exactly same as car regs!
 
73, Geoff