[UK-CONTEST] General Rules

[Colin]

Ray and Bob,

As one of those involved with the recent "simplification" of the licence 
conditions I can confirm that the /A was reintroduced at the behest of a 
number of licensees.   The recommendations to the use /A, /M, /MM and /P 
are contained in clause (d) to the notes to the licence and are not 
mandatory.   The reasoning behind this is because such suffixes are not 
in the Radio Regulations.

The definitions of the suffixes are specified in clause 17(1) of the 
licence document itself -

     (b) "Alternative Address" means a fixed postal address in the 
United Kingdom other than the main station address.
     (x) "Mobile" means the radio equipment is located in the United 
Kingdom:
          i) in or on any vehicle or conveyance;
          ii) on the person of the licensee where the licensee is a 
pedestrian, or
         iii) on any vessel  on inland waters.
     (v) "Maritime Mobile" means the radio equipment is located in any 
vessel at sea
     (jj) "Temporary Location" means a fixed location in the United 
Kingdom which is not a main station address or an Alternative Address.

I'm not sure how the word "fixed" came to be in (jj) but I think it is 
superfluous and could be removed.   I also tried to add "and not 
connected to the  national grid" to (jj) but was not succesfull.   Never 
mind the next revision in a couple of years time (after the Olympics) 
may reflect these changes.

Despite meaning to be a simplification of the licence conditions 
questions continue to be asked by licensees and I have been tasked to 
produce a list of FAQs by Ofcom.   If anyone does have any burning 
question(s) regarding the current licence conditions please let me know, 
preferably off list.

73

Colin, G3PSM

Rob Harrison wrote:
> Hi Ray,
>
> Seem to remember quite a few years ago the /A suffix was done away with and 
> there was only fixed & /P. However this seems to be blurred, as stations are 
> using /A and as you say the licence doesn't seem to say otherwise. It was 
> probably administrive, rather than operational. Can anyone clarify this?
>
> Bob G8HGN
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Hills" <g3hrh at btinternet.com>
> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 11:18 AM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] General Rules
>
>
>   
>> Can I please use the reflector to pose a question to the VHFCC?  What is 
>> the logic behind the rule that stations operating from other than their 
>> registered address MUST use the suffix /P ?  Even the OFCOM licence 
>> conditions do not make this mandatory.  And as /P is generally accepted to 
>> mean "portable" how can it relate to operation from a fixed station at a 
>> different address?  If there is some special pleading that makes this rule 
>> sensible I would welcome hearing it. Personally I can't think of any.
>>
>> Ray G3HRH
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