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From: "mal hamilton" <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>
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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:09:53 -0000
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Subject: LF: Re: RE: Re: End of 500kc/s NoV?
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Well Jim you do have a point, which could be argued. Live dangerously for a
day or too and continue!!!
I personally am not in a hurry since CW is at a low ebb at present on the
band
I can see your Ulster posting is having a  Positive influence on your
decision making
73 de mal/g3kev

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Cowburn" <james.cowburn@virgin.net>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 8:44 AM
Subject: LF: RE: Re: End of 500kc/s NoV?


> Hi All
>
> Im not a lawyer too (hence my poverty!  :-)  )I  think that as they have
> said these are now extended and we just need to complete the webforms, my
> view would be there's enough daylight in the phrase to interpret either
way
> and I don't imagine for a minute that Ofcom will come in kicking our doors
> down as long as we already hold an NOV.
>
> "Ofcom has therefore determined that, to allow these discussions to be
> completed, the current NoVs to allow experimentation between 501 and 504
kHz
> should have their validity extended to 31 December 2012. This notice
> confirms this fact"
>
> For me the phrase "validity extended" is key here.  Its not saying that
new
> NOV issues valid from some date to 31st Dec will be issues and the web
page
> is simply a way of saving OFCOM the paperwork, quite sensibly too, given
all
> the other stuff on their plate.
>
> Im considering mine extended and so will be on 500kcs on Sunday for the
> usual Sunday morning net with XIZ and JXM if they join me
>
> I just need to revisit my maths now and redesign my coil for the 470s
>
> 73s and c u on 500  (WSPR/CW and I must try Opera too)
>
>
> Jim G7NKS
>
> H
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of James Moritz
> Sent: 29 February 2012 22:34
> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> Subject: LF: Re: End of 500kc/s NoV?
>
> Dear Jim, Pete, LF Group,
>
> M0FMT wrote:
> >Do the RSGB now issue amateur and experimental licences?
>
> No, the RSGB just handle some of the applications admin on behalf of
Ofcom,
> which generally simplifies and speeds things up for amateurs. Only Ofcom
> have the authority to issue the NoVs.
>
> G7NKS wrote:
> >I read this as "the validity has been extended to 31/12/12 from 29.02/12.
> >not an expiry and a reissue with a new expiry of >31/12/12 so surely we
can
>
> >continue as long as we apply on the webpage when it is up?
>
> Maybe - but I am not a lawyer ;-) Since the old NoVs expire tonight, and
the
>
> new NoVs do not exist yet, you would be in a grey area where you were
> entitled to the extension, but you would not have a currently valid
licence
> to use 501 - 504kHz.
>
> Cheers, Jim Moritz
> 73 de M0BMU
>
>
>