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For more "bums on seats", just adopt the Norwegian system. Their exam is dead easy and short. They have one level of licence and get 1KW on most bands.. In a technical hobby, some intelligence is

They are not in debt as the industry’s they regulate pay for them. The money was a result of a court case and all it means is that the government needs to pay the mobile companies back some of the

Before 2006 the annual licence fee never went to Ofcom anyway. Most of it was just burnt up in the paperwork/bureaucratic costs of issuing annual licences and the rest went straight to HM Treasury,

When you add the administration costs I don’t think charging for amateur and marine licences will make any difference to their bottom line.

If ofcom is in debt then why don’t they go back and introduce a 12 monthly fee for licenses say thirty pound a year for everyone across the board then we might see them out and about a bit more to

As Trevor said the sum is an amount of money Ofcom collected from the MNOs for the government over a number of years but due to a legal challenge they have to give some of the money back. This is will

Good to hear from you Ian, I don't think we need to be unduly concerned about Ofcom's finances. The sum you mention resulted from a provision made concerning a legal judgement on 900/1800 MHz

It already has. It was called City & Guilds! Bob, G8IYK

given the rather large debt ofcom has run up i am not sure they would be in a position to bring in a new licence at this time i support any initiatives that brings more people into the hobby the

Hardly............................... I would suggest that many?on the RSGB board are petrified and highly resistant to change. As a result it is hardly a harmonious monthly get together. Thinking

Just been notified Simone Wilson, M0BOX has left the RSGB board. Another member left a few months ago. Is it the stress of the job ? Andy G4JNT

To start off, I was initially against a new entry level licence, but on learning about it's significant advantages, I'm now fully supporting one, after it's 'rules' have been properly thought

Caz, You raise a good point about having a simplified licensing system, with perhaps just two classes, these days it would be an Entry Level and a Full. That is certainly a possible approach. We

I fail to see what IQ has to do with the hobby per se as stated by pointyhead@. Anyone can be trained to use a radio and whilst the hobby has a technical aspect why would we seek to make it difficult

Well a partial answer is that the proposal is to restrict the bands for the new licence, so that anyone keen to have as much scope on, say, HF as CBers have will have to progress. But more

You might find this story of a Foundation licence holder potentially saving a life when the brown stiff hit the fan, of

Perhaps you've missed the obvious but advancing from FL to Full just isn't happening. Why would anyone want to advance when there is no incentive to advance? In what way do you believe that adding

Well here's the thing, the FL grants far too much for far too little. It was ill thought out and poorly implemented. It is ridiculous in that it allows complete prats on to the one time amateur bands

I think reality has to be faced here, its not like it was when you had to build your own equipment as a lot of us have done.With anyone being able to get a Baofeng with the suggested power level this

I would generally support the proposal. I believe the important part of the new licence will be the availability, perhaps online, without having to attend or join a club, mix with other amateurs, do