When did G8 licenced Amateurs get full HF rights? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Aub · 30th Jan 2020, 8:59 pm

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me the year that the old Class B licenced Radio Amateurs were granted full Class A ( as it was then ) priveliges? Can't seem to find the answer anywhere.

Many thanks

Aub G4KQL

Bazz4CQJ · 30th Jan 2020, 9:06 pm

Subtle difference between "rights" and "privileges"

For those of us who took that long train ride to Hull, the change came too late.

B

Aub · 30th Jan 2020, 9:09 pm

Mine was a car ride to Mablethorpe 🙂

G6Tanuki · 30th Jan 2020, 9:31 pm

July 2003
Effective July 25th, the former “Amateur Licence A” and “Amateur Licence B” were reclassified as “Full” licences with full HF privileges. The former “Intermediate Licence A” and “Intermediate Licence B” were reclassified as “Intermediate” licences with limited HF privileges.

Aub · 30th Jan 2020, 10:00 pm

Thanks Tanuki. Seems longer ago than that. I must be getting old 🙂

Cheers

Radio Wrangler · 31st Jan 2020, 6:58 am

What triggered the change was the ending of maritime morse coverage. While that operated, amateurs using the shared bands could be requested, in morse, to close down by the maritime stations. As these were not necessarily equipped for speech transmission, this meant the amateurs had to be able to read morse to understand such a request, and at a speed that the maritime operator could get down to.

I think NZ was the first to remove the amateur morse requirement, once it ceased to be an ITU requirement.

David

30th Jan 2020, 8:59 pm	#1
Aub Nonode Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK. Posts: 2,038	When did G8 licenced Amateurs get full HF rights? Hi all, Can anyone tell me the year that the old Class B licenced Radio Amateurs were granted full Class A ( as it was then ) priveliges? Can't seem to find the answer anywhere. Many thanks Aub G4KQL __________________ Life's a long song, but the tune ends too soon for us all.

30th Jan 2020, 9:06 pm	#2
Bazz4CQJ Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire, UK. Posts: 4,934	Re: When did G8 licenced Amateurs get full HF rights? Subtle difference between "rights" and "privileges" For those of us who took that long train ride to Hull, the change came too late. B __________________ Saturn V had 6 million pounds of fuel. It would take thirty thousand strong men to lift it an inch.

30th Jan 2020, 9:09 pm	#3
Aub Nonode Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK. Posts: 2,038	Re: When did G8 licenced Amateurs get full HF rights? Mine was a car ride to Mablethorpe 🙂 __________________ Life's a long song, but the tune ends too soon for us all.

30th Jan 2020, 9:31 pm	#4
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 13,996	Re: When did G8 licenced Amateurs get full HF rights? July 2003 Effective July 25th, the former “Amateur Licence A” and “Amateur Licence B” were reclassified as “Full” licences with full HF privileges. The former “Intermediate Licence A” and “Intermediate Licence B” were reclassified as “Intermediate” licences with limited HF privileges.

30th Jan 2020, 10:00 pm	#5
Aub Nonode Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK. Posts: 2,038	Re: When did G8 licenced Amateurs get full HF rights? Thanks Tanuki. Seems longer ago than that. I must be getting old 🙂 Cheers __________________ Life's a long song, but the tune ends too soon for us all.

31st Jan 2020, 6:58 am	#6
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,858	Re: When did G8 licenced Amateurs get full HF rights? What triggered the change was the ending of maritime morse coverage. While that operated, amateurs using the shared bands could be requested, in morse, to close down by the maritime stations. As these were not necessarily equipped for speech transmission, this meant the amateurs had to be able to read morse to understand such a request, and at a speed that the maritime operator could get down to. I think NZ was the first to remove the amateur morse requirement, once it ceased to be an ITU requirement. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done