Revalidation of Amateur Radio Licence. - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Station X · 2nd Apr 2020, 10:35 am

This is the sequence.

OFCOM front page. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/
Licences.
Manage your licence.
Manage your aircraft, amateur or ship radio licence.
Login for registered users.
Log in using email address and password.
Manage. (your last validation date will show at the bottom left of the screen).
Manage personal details.
Edit. (use any edit button), (You don't need to make any changes).
Update.

IanG3XYV · 2nd Apr 2020, 12:02 pm

Thanks all for the reminder to do this. It was last done 3 years ago but all fine now for another 5.

Ian

Junk Box Nick · 3rd Apr 2020, 12:32 pm

I did as Graham. I went to 'manage personal details' and saved. I can understand that if you don't need to change anything it is a little bit counterintuitive.

I couldn't remember when I had last done the process - turns out it was 2017.

chriswood1900 · 13th May 2020, 6:29 pm

I wish I'd read this before logging in the Ofcom site, finding my login no longer worked as they changed the software in 2016, setting myself up a new login and then searching for the button to press which is nowhere to be seen. I then tried changing my details, nothing changed. So I contacted through the chat line to be told I was OK to May 2025, merely by logging in I have no idea how, oh well!!

Station X · 26th Sep 2023, 10:44 am

Post #21 updated to reflect changes in OFCOM's website.

Can someone try it please and confirm it works.

Thanks.

GMB · 26th Sep 2023, 11:24 am

I just tried it and it works.

The new "modern" style makes it much harder to work it I would say.
It looks like the best way is to edit your address/phone details - which at first sight do not have EDIT buttons - because they are all in one lump.
You must actually ask to EDIT it and then say UPDATE - which luckily is not clever enough to realise that you didn't actually change anything (so not greyed out).

It might be better if they just had a REVALIDATE button near the start!

Station X · 26th Sep 2023, 11:29 am

According to this webpage there's a "Verify My Details" button, but I can't find it:-

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your...eur-radio-info

Click on "How long is the licence valid for?"

GMB · 26th Sep 2023, 11:48 am

I can't find it either!

Phil__G · 26th Sep 2023, 11:55 am

I missed revalidating by well over 5 years as I'm not active and didnt realise it was necessary. I rang them and they said it wasnt a problem, and that they wouldnt rescind a license anyway. He said it was just to give them a rough idea of how many ham licenses were still in use, nothing sinister.
The 'Licensing Dashboard' tab shows the date of validation.
Cheers
Phil

David G4EBT · 26th Sep 2023, 12:07 pm

I did mine a few weeks ago, purely for nostalgia, and didn't have a problem.

I've just checked it now and it reports:

You last updated or verified your personal details on: 30/08/2023 12:23

Link:

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your.../amateur-radio

Apply for or amend your licence:

Login link:

https://ofcomlive.my.site.com/licensingcomlogin

Prompts:

Enter email address, password.

Forgotten or changed you address/password?

Do you need help logging in?

Please ensure you are using the latest version of your web browser.
If you are still having any problems please get in touch using our webform.

End quote.

Hope that helps.

Wendymott · 26th Sep 2023, 1:58 pm

Thanks for the reminder peeps. Mine was last updated 8 years ago, so I was 3 years adrift.. All sorted now

G6fylneil · 26th Sep 2023, 2:36 pm

Thanks for the reminder. My last update was August 2018 apparently, probably prompted by a similar post!.

Patrick Dixon · 26th Sep 2023, 3:04 pm

Glad it all still works - I wrote it for Ofcom years ago!

Jon_G4MDC · 26th Sep 2023, 3:05 pm

Still works. I think it's having a bit of a busy day today.

Aub · 26th Sep 2023, 3:55 pm

I couldn't remember my password, so i asked for a password reset. A link was sent to my email, but it wasnt a hypertext link so couldn't be clicked on. I had to copy and paste this enourmously long string of cobledegook into the brower and then it took me to the correct place to enter a new password. Then i could log-on.

Cheers

Aub

Jon_G4MDC · 26th Sep 2023, 10:09 pm

Actually, for security reasons, I don't think that is too bad. Read the email headers and make sure they all make sense before you go there.

Dave757 · 26th Sep 2023, 10:52 pm

Hi

All done, -it turned out that it was only December 2022 when I did it before
but I had forgotten it.
I have made a note where I keep the password that it was validated today,
so I can easily check if I think I need to do it again!

Kind regards
Dave

2nd Apr 2020, 12:02 pm	#22
IanG3XYV Pentode Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK. Posts: 174	Re: Revalidation of radio licence. Thanks all for the reminder to do this. It was last done 3 years ago but all fine now for another 5. Ian

3rd Apr 2020, 12:32 pm	#23
Junk Box Nick Octode Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Midlands, UK. Posts: 1,571	Re: Revalidation of radio licence. I did as Graham. I went to 'manage personal details' and saved. I can understand that if you don't need to change anything it is a little bit counterintuitive. I couldn't remember when I had last done the process - turns out it was 2017.

13th May 2020, 6:29 pm	#24
chriswood1900 Octode Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dorridge, West Midlands, UK. Posts: 1,479	Re: Revalidation of radio licence. I wish I'd read this before logging in the Ofcom site, finding my login no longer worked as they changed the software in 2016, setting myself up a new login and then searching for the button to press which is nowhere to be seen. I then tried changing my details, nothing changed. So I contacted through the chat line to be told I was OK to May 2025, merely by logging in I have no idea how, oh well!! __________________ Chris Wood BVWS Member

26th Sep 2023, 10:44 am	#25
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,286	Re: Revalidation of radio licence. Post #21 updated to reflect changes in OFCOM's website. Can someone try it please and confirm it works. Thanks. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

26th Sep 2023, 11:24 am	#26
GMB Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: near Reading (and sometimes Torquay) Posts: 3,093	Re: Revalidation of radio licence. I just tried it and it works. The new "modern" style makes it much harder to work it I would say. It looks like the best way is to edit your address/phone details - which at first sight do not have EDIT buttons - because they are all in one lump. You must actually ask to EDIT it and then say UPDATE - which luckily is not clever enough to realise that you didn't actually change anything (so not greyed out). It might be better if they just had a REVALIDATE button near the start!

2nd Apr 2020, 10:35 am	#21
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,286	Re: Revalidation of radio licence. This is the sequence. OFCOM front page. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/ Licences. Manage your licence. Manage your aircraft, amateur or ship radio licence. Login for registered users. Log in using email address and password. Manage. (your last validation date will show at the bottom left of the screen). Manage personal details. Edit. (use any edit button), (You don't need to make any changes). Update. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

26th Sep 2023, 11:29 am	#27
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,286	Re: Revalidation of radio licence. According to this webpage there's a "Verify My Details" button, but I can't find it:- https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your...eur-radio-info Click on "How long is the licence valid for?" __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

26th Sep 2023, 11:48 am	#28
GMB Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: near Reading (and sometimes Torquay) Posts: 3,093	Re: Revalidation of radio licence. I can't find it either!

26th Sep 2023, 11:55 am	#29
Phil__G Octode Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: North Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,113	Re: Revalidation of radio licence. I missed revalidating by well over 5 years as I'm not active and didnt realise it was necessary. I rang them and they said it wasnt a problem, and that they wouldnt rescind a license anyway. He said it was just to give them a rough idea of how many ham licenses were still in use, nothing sinister. The 'Licensing Dashboard' tab shows the date of validation. Cheers Phil Last edited by Phil__G; 26th Sep 2023 at 12:02 pm.

26th Sep 2023, 12:07 pm	#30
David G4EBT Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 5,760	Re: Revalidation of radio licence. I did mine a few weeks ago, purely for nostalgia, and didn't have a problem. I've just checked it now and it reports: You last updated or verified your personal details on: 30/08/2023 12:23 Link: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your.../amateur-radio Apply for or amend your licence: Login link: https://ofcomlive.my.site.com/licensingcomlogin Prompts: Enter email address, password. Forgotten or changed you address/password? Do you need help logging in? Please ensure you are using the latest version of your web browser. If you are still having any problems please get in touch using our webform. End quote. Hope that helps. __________________ David. BVWS Member. G-QRP Club member 1339.

26th Sep 2023, 1:58 pm	#31
Wendymott Octode Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,793	Re: Revalidation of Amateur Radio Licence. Thanks for the reminder peeps. Mine was last updated 8 years ago, so I was 3 years adrift.. All sorted now __________________ Should get out more. Regards Wendy G8BZY

26th Sep 2023, 2:36 pm	#32
G6fylneil Pentode Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coventry, West Midlands, UK. Posts: 210	Re: Revalidation of Amateur Radio Licence. Thanks for the reminder. My last update was August 2018 apparently, probably prompted by a similar post!.

26th Sep 2023, 3:04 pm	#33
Patrick Dixon Hexode Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 480	Re: Revalidation of Amateur Radio Licence. Glad it all still works - I wrote it for Ofcom years ago!

26th Sep 2023, 3:05 pm	#34
Jon_G4MDC Nonode Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 2,015	Re: Revalidation of Amateur Radio Licence. Still works. I think it's having a bit of a busy day today.

26th Sep 2023, 3:55 pm	#35
Aub Nonode Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK. Posts: 2,037	Re: Revalidation of Amateur Radio Licence. I couldn't remember my password, so i asked for a password reset. A link was sent to my email, but it wasnt a hypertext link so couldn't be clicked on. I had to copy and paste this enourmously long string of cobledegook into the brower and then it took me to the correct place to enter a new password. Then i could log-on. Cheers Aub __________________ Life's a long song, but the tune ends too soon for us all.

26th Sep 2023, 10:09 pm	#36
Jon_G4MDC Nonode Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 2,015	Re: Revalidation of Amateur Radio Licence. Actually, for security reasons, I don't think that is too bad. Read the email headers and make sure they all make sense before you go there.

26th Sep 2023, 10:52 pm	#37
Dave757 Heptode Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scratby, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 649	Re: Revalidation of Amateur Radio Licence. Hi All done, -it turned out that it was only December 2022 when I did it before but I had forgotten it. I have made a note where I keep the password that it was validated today, so I can easily check if I think I need to do it again! Kind regards Dave