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<H1>UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 31st March 2008 </H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The UK regulator Ofcom has supplied the figures for the
total number of Amateur Radio Licences issued as at 31st March 2008 </FONT></P>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0>
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<TR>
<TD colSpan=2><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Change since last
month</FONT></STRONG></TD>
<TD><FONT face=Verdana> </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT face=Verdana> </FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>Grade</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>31st Mar 08</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>29 th Feb 08</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=97>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>Change </STRONG></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Foundation </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>10042 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> 9776 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=97>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> +266 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Intermediate </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>4274 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> 4167 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=97>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> +107 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Full/Advanced </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>50398 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>50189 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=97>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> +209 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Club Stations </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> 1287 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> 1272 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=97>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> +15
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=2><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Change since last
year</FONT></STRONG></TD>
<TD><FONT face=Verdana> </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT face=Verdana> </FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>Grade</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>31st Mar 08</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>31st Mar 07</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=97>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>Change </STRONG></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Foundation </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>10042 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>8306 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=97>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> +1736 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Intermediate </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>4274 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> 3604 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=97>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> +670 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Full/Advanced </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>50398 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>49337 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=97>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> +1061 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Club Stations </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> 1287 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=142>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>1223 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=97>
<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2> +64
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 29th February
2008<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2008/uk_amateur_radio_licences.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2008/<BR>uk_amateur_radio_licences.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 31st March
2007<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2007/uk_amateur_radio_licences.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2007/<BR>uk_amateur_radio_licences.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>AH0A - Amateur Radio Licensing Statistics <BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.ah0a.org/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.ah0a.org/ </FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana> </FONT></P>
<P><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>73 Trevor M5AKA</FONT>
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