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<H1>UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 31st March 2010 </H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The UK regulator Ofcom has supplied the figures for the
total number of Amateur Radio Licences issued as at 31st March 2010 </FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma>Change since last month</FONT></STRONG></P>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=500>
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<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Grade</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>31st Mar 10</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>28th Feb 10</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Change</STRONG></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Foundation </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>13069 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>12908 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma> +161 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Intermediate </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>5566 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>5483 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma> +83 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Full/Advanced </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>51661 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>51583 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma> +78 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Club </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>1370 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>1365 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma> +5 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Reciprocal Full </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>547 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>545 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma> +2 </FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma>Change since last year</FONT></STRONG></P>
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<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Grade</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>31st Mar 10</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>31st Mar 09</STRONG></FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Change</STRONG></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Foundation </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>13069 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>11530 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>+1539 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Intermediate </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>5566 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>4942 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>+624 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Full/Advanced </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>51661 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>50969 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>+692 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Club </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>1370 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>1326 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>+44 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=175>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Reciprocal Full </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>547 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=96>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>501 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=72>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>+46 </FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>It should be remembered that these figures are for the
number of licences issued not the number of stations. UK Radio Amateurs and
clubs can hold multiple licences. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>It is believed that in the last few years a significant
number of Full licence holders who let their licences lapse in the 1980’s and
90’s have been renewing them again. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The number of completely new Full licences can be inferred
from the 2008 and 2009 Examination Committee Reports. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 28 th February 2010
</FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2010/uk_amateur_radio_licences.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2010/uk_amateur_radio_licences.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 31st March 2009 </FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2009/uk_amateur_radio_licences.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2009/uk_amateur_radio_licences.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>2008 Examination Committee Report: <BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.commsfoundation.org/rce/pdf/ Examination_Committee_Report_2008.pdf"
target=_blank><FONT face=Tahoma>http://www.commsfoundation.org/rce/pdf/
Examination_Committee_Report_2008.pdf</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>2009 Examination Committee Report: <BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.commsfoundation.org/rce/pdf/annualreport_2009.pdf"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.commsfoundation.org/rce/pdf/annualreport_2009.pdf</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>AH0A - Amateur Radio Licensing Statistics <BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.ah0a.org/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.ah0a.org/</FONT> </A></P></BODY></HTML>