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Subject: Re: LF: Fwd: Questions about 73kHz and sub 8.3kHz
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My understanding is that, when dealing with Ofcom=92s predecessors, the =
RSGB sometimes found it useful not to ask outright for a specific =
facility, but rather to say =93If we were to ask you a question along =
the following lines =85... what might your answer be?=94.=20

This allowed the licensing authority to comment without having to say =
Yes or No. What they sometimes did was to say =93We would not be able to =
give you that, but if you were to ask for this ...=85 we might be able =
to do something for you=94.

Certainly, as has been pointed out in this and related conversations, =
there are some questions which the authorities would rather we did not =
ask =96 so long as we do not cause them difficulties.

John F5VLF/G3PAI

On 11 Feb 2014, at 14:49CET, Warren Ziegler <wd2xgj@gmail.com> wrote:

> Roger,
>      I am not sure of the relationship U.K. amateurs have with OFCOM, =
but I found that here in the U.S. it is better NOT to ask. If you ask a =
bureaucrat they will naturally fall into CYA mode and give you the most =
restrictive and conservative interpretation of the rules. Remember, it =
is easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission!
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> 73 Warren
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> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 6:00 AM, Roger Lapthorn =
<rogerlapthorn@gmail.com> wrote:
> Still awaiting OFCOM responses after about 8 working days since first =
email sent.  Will post reply here, assuming they ever manage one. I am =
not hopeful.
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> 73s
> Roger G3XBM
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Roger Lapthorn <rogerlapthorn@gmail.com>
> Date: 10 February 2014 13:46
> Subject: Questions about 73kHz and sub 8.3kHz
> To: licensingcentre@ofcom.org.uk
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> Early last week I emailed OFCOM but I have still not received =
responses:
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> My questions were:
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> Am I correct in assuming that radio amateurs may legally experiment in =
the old 73kHz band as long as output power is less than 72dBuA/m at 10m? =
This is the limit for licence-exempt inductive devices.
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> Also, please can you confirm that no licence is needed to operate =
below 8.3kHz (assuming no harmful interference to services above =
8.3kHz). This part of the spectrum is unallocated.
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> Thanks
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> Roger Lapthorn
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> http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/
> http://www.g3xbm.co.uk
> https://sites.google.com/site/sub9khz/
> http://qss2.blogspot.com/
> http://www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm
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> 73 Warren K2ORS
>                 WD2XGJ=20
>                 WD2XSH/23
>                 WE2XEB/2
>                 WE2XGR/1
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