Ofcom UK Amateur Radio Licence Proposed Changes. ICQPodcast Discusses with RSGB post Announcement.
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ICQPodcast's Martin Butler M1MRB/W9ICQ is joined by the RSGB President John McCullagh GI4BWM, Chairman Stewart Bryant G3YSX and General Manager M1ACB to discuss Ofcom's proposed changed to the UK Amateur Radio Licence.
Ofcom Proposal - www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/... 
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As a very new M7 (M7VQW), I was greatly encouraged and informed by this discussion. Lovely to see that the top brass at RSGB fondly remember their first steps into the hobby and still radiate that enthusiasm for the newbie operators. I'm already intrigued enough to have started studying for the intermediate licence.( Thank you to GM6DX for his excellent resources)
Regarding Fets and demonstrations , you should get the young ones doing that , give away sdr radios or kits after showing how they work. Get radio clubs started for kids
I was at Friedrichshafen that day and on the Friday (day before this recording) I received the email from Ofcom regarding the consultation, I was glad I received it on the Friday before I went to the show because I was going to buy a couple of polo shirts with my 2E0 callsign on them. Needless to say I never purchased any, (Oh well, I'll have to go back down there, Shame lol), Shortly after this conversation I spoke to Steve in the main hall, told him I had no problem with any of it
Still at the stage of googling acronyms every 5 minutes during any chat about radio
I recall the first time I used a spectrum analyser and VNA (Vector Network Analyser) and they from memory brand new Marconi £50k and HP unit costing £100k in 1990s money. Today you can buy a spectrum analyser and a set of attenuator pads for a few hundred pounds and it will give reasonable results of the transmitters output to see if everything meets the requirements. So life has moved on and there is no reason why a radio amateur cannot check the output. Many of the technical restrictions of the past have fallen away.
Why won't the RSGB advocate for 8M / 40MHz , It is not more of the same
There are more jurisdictions obtaining access, currently around 8, most recently "ON"
We have "EI" on our doorstep/border with access
Does anyone know what the % pass mark is for merit for the Full licence. For distinction I believe it is 85%.
I can just recall the old City and Guilds system was 70% and above for distinction, 60 - 69% for merit and 40 - 59% for pass. But my memory has it that pass was the highest grade which could be achieved in the old amateur radio exam. Today I have no idea, don't bother keeping up.
Anyway I'm nearing my 30 years as a radio amateur.
"UK" is Uzbekistan
Great interview. How do you see the exams changing inline with the proposed license changes.
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If this goes ahead, undoubtedly, they will have to update the syllabus to take into account the new rules.
An excellent chat, but not what I was expecting based on the title of the video. I was expecting a discussion about the licence changes; but there was a lot of off-topic conversation which, whilst nice to see, wasn't what you're selling with the title! A few audio issues too, which meant that at times people were fading into silence. Good work, but a few things to tighten up on to make it really great work!
I think far more of electronics and maths theory should be removed because how many people build their own kit? Just feels a case of ‘we had to learn it, so you do to’ attitude from the old beards. Maybe if you want to construct your own gear, then yes you need to know the theory and should able demonstrate that by passing the appropriate exam.
I agree entirely. I personally think they should go down the lines of an operators licence for those that just want to talk and a technicians licence for those that want to build.
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@@rogerpalmer9154 I totally agree, I also think the exams should be open book as other countries do.
@@timpettis9895 If its good enough for NEBOSH exams it should be good enough for the RSGB. As long as you know how to find, interpret and implement the relevant information that should be sufficient.
I don't mind RSLs as long as they are compulsory for everyone. I am ok with the English being forced to use an E RSL.
Hi Mark, from what I've read from the (very long) document, England use of RSL will be optional. 73 Colin
@@Icqpodcast Yes, I have read the document regarding RSLs and understand. It was mentioned in the video about competitions, which is why the RSGB forced OFCOM's hand in the 2014 consultation. I am English living in Wales and being forced to use an RSL, when England's full licence holders don't have to, really annoys me. The RSGB, who's membership is mainly English over 60s, basically stopped voluntary RSLs in 2014.