ARLA/CLUSTER: Numero de licenças de radioamadores aumenta no Reino Unido

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

UK ham radio licenses hit new high

The number of UK amateur radio licenses appeared to hit a record high
at the end of September

The October figures released by Ofcom show that at the end of
September there was a grand total of 82,040 licences an increase of
152 over the previous month.

Although they look good, Ofcoms statistics are in fact deceptive. In
the UK, amateur licenses need to be revalidated (renewed) every 5
years otherwise Ofcom say they will revoke the licence, but it appears
Ofcom are failing to revoke licences.

They do not appear to have revoked any licenses since 2006 which means
that thousands of Silent Keys and possibly tens of thousands of those
who've left the hobby in the past 7 years are still showing in the
license statistics.

Ofcom UK Amateur Radio Licence Statistics
http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radiocommunication-licences/
amateur-radio/guidance-for-licensees/monthly-stats/

How to validate your licence
http://www.essexham.co.uk/news/remember-to-validate-your-licence.html

Are UK amateur radio licences really on the increase?
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2013/
are_uk_amateur_radio_licences_really_on_the_increase.htm