ARLA/CLUSTER: Surpreendente aumento continuo do numero de licenças no Reino Unido

João Costa > CT1FBF ct1fbf gmail.com
Quarta-Feira, 3 de Abril de 2013 - 13:28:40 WEST


Have any UK Amateur Radio Licences expired ?

Ofcom amateur radio licence statistics released this week appear to
show a continuing rise in the number of UK amateur radio licences.

Ofcom's April statistics, which cover up until the end of March, show
a grand total of 80658 licences against a figure for the previous
month of 80357. There are approximately 2400 passes in the different
grades of amateur radio exams each year so the increase for the month
appears to be in line with the expected new licences issued for that
month.

On March 14 a response to a Freedom of Information Request stated that
"Ofcom have not carried out another extension." [of the licence]

If as Ofcom say the licences haven't been automatically extended then
it seems surprising that the numbers continue to increase.

The five year amateur radio licence was introduced in December 2006
and issued automatically to all current licence holders e.g. those who
had taken out or renewed a licence from January 2006. It was later
automatically extended by a year because of the 2012 Olympic Games. As
a result it was expected that a large number of licences should have
expired from December 2012. It is believed over 500 UK radio amateurs
die each year and those who passed away in 2006/7/8/9 are unlikely to
have renewed their licence.

See Ofcom's latest amateur radio licence statistics at
http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radiocommunication-licences/
amateur-radio/guidance-for-licensees/monthly-stats/

March - UK amateur radio licences fail to expire
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2013/
uk_amateur_radio_licences_fail_to_expire.htm

How many UK Radio Hams are there ?
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2012/
how_many_uk_radio_hams_are_there.htm

Fall in UK amateur radio exams
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2013/
fall_in_uk_amateur_radio_exams.htm




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