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From: "captbrian" <captbrian@ukonline.co.uk>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
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Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:45:02 -0000
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Subject: Re: LF: Trans Atlantic
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Regardless of appellations used in the licence, a station transmitting for
pure amateur pleasure with no professional/commercial intent is by all
standards of English usage...

an "amateur radio station"...[your honor, My Lord, Judge, Maitre, Ref.  )
etc.

G3GVB


----- Original Message -----
From: hamilton mal <g3kev.ham@virgin.net>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Trans Atlantic


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Andrews" <w1tag@w1tag.com>
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: LF: Trans Atlantic
>
>
> > Scott,
> >
> > Thanks for the reminder from the VE side. I now remember an earlier
email
> > exchange on that subject. And I do agree with your caution in not
straying
> > from the purpose of the grant.
> >
> > I suppose the same argument could be made from elsewhere. Has anyone
> plumbed
> > the depths of U.K. officialdom on the subject of communicating with
> > non-Amateur services? Or is it best just to leave such things alone?
> >
> > The problem is actually not with making the 2-way contact; it is with
the
> > resulting publicity! If such news were confined to a small group of
> > experimenters, nothing would probably come from it.
> >
> > John Andrews
>
> Hi John and Group
> My licence EI2AE says Experimenters Licence and not Radio Amateur Licence.
I
> expect all EI licences say the same.
> Maybe it has been changed to accommodate recripocal licensing arrangements
> with other countries that specify Radio Amateur Licence. The main point
> being that anyone can interwork between EI and the rest of the world, so
by
> the same logic I do not think there would be a problem in the UK working
an
> experimental type station in the USA or elswhere.
> The problem might be at your end if it specifically states only inter PART
> 15 contacts.
> So you take a chance or you  dont!!!!!!!! If we were all closed down would
> it make that much difference!!
> de Mal/G3KEV
>
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> >
> >
> >
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