<div dir="ltr"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-story" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:619.2px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt">Ofcom action against ham radio pirates</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box">In response to a Freedom of Information request <strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Ofcom</strong> released information on the number of reports of incorrect use of amateur radio callsigns or pirate callsigns<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Ofcom said that in the 3 years leading up to December 13, 2019 they had received 10 reports of incorrect or pirate use of amateur radio callsigns.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">All the reports were investigated.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Read Ofcom&#39;s FoI response at<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/190026/complaints-about-amateur-radio-callsign-use.pdf" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/190026/complaints-about-amateur-radio-callsign-use.pdf</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Ofcom&#39;s responses to FoI&#39;s are on their website, the amateur radio FoI&#39;s are listed under &#39;Spectrum&#39;, see<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/foi-dp/foi-responses" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/foi-dp/foi-responses</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">You can submit a Freedom of Information request to Ofcom via<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/new/ofcom" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/new/ofcom</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>