[UK-CONTEST] OT - Ofcom licensing .

[Colin G3PSM]

Chris,

Your GM4 friend I believe lives on a farm with no immediate neighbours, 
and the SRP was granted for experimental propagation purposes ?   I can 
tell you the regulations, especially those from Europe, have tightened 
up quite alarmingly over the past few years and anyone living in an 
urban environment is unlikely to be granted a SRP these days.   Of 
course we in the UK are one of the very few countries together with 
Germany that actually take notice of EU legislation!

Mention 1 kW to any of the few remaining Ofcom field force and they 
cringe.   Mind you at the present rate there won't be any of those left 
soon.

Ofcom are aware of the large amplifiers out there but are unlikely to 
legalise them.   Mind you it still doesn't stop us asking.

Belgium may use 1kW providing the BIPT is informed in advance of the event.

The highest legal permitted power in EU is 1.5kW which Hungary is just 
introducing.

73

Colin, G3PSM (400W maximum with an FL7000)

Callum M0MCX wrote:

>>>>to allow UK contest stations to run 1.5kW output
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>Is that ever likely to happen? Didn't the Belgians successfully obtain a 2Kw
>or something a few years ago?
>
>Callum
>M0MCX
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Tran [mailto:zl1ct at gm7v.com] 
>Sent: 25 March 2006 16:51
>To: uk-contest at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] OT - Ofcom licensing .
>
>Hi Colin et al
>
>Thanks for the information - I'll just have to wait for a personal short 
>callsign. I hope negotiations will be started to allow UK contest stations 
>to run 1.5kW output. My GM4 friend has an HF SRP which permits him to run 
>1kW output and he has had no problems, so the same could be requested for HF
>
>contest stations.
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