while BCUK was down?
bet there was a load who wondered what to do, and a load who decided to have a look at that bookface thing
bet there was a load who wondered what to do, and a load who decided to have a look at that bookface thing
so who sat there completely lost?
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resnikov
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
i have been out to the pub so when did this happen guys cos if i had been in i would have died cos well i wouldnt know what to do with my self
rancid badger
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Give the RYA a ring chap, or at least an approved sailing school, as they run VHF courses they should be able to answer your questions. Hope that helps dude!I was on the ofcom site trying to work out about boat radio licences , still none the wiser !
Something exiting happens and i totaly miss it .
Craig.............
I have a vhf operators licence , i was trying to register a radio for a new boat as it needs a ship radio licence .
but we can't register it till we pick a name for it .
Thanks anyway mate .
Craig................
Sorry mate , from the look i just got from the wife it's a no .
Everything i say she says no and everything she says i say no , but we will keep trying .
Craig.............
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Two main issues: (1) Are you safe to let loose with a transmitter on the marine bands? and (2) Is the equipment you're going to use, and its installation, up to snuff?
For many years I used to pay for one every year, something like 20 or 25 quid, then one year they wrote and said you don't have to pay any more and you can keep the licence and the callsign indefinitely. You still have to apply for a licence (I think) if you haven't got one, and meet all the regulations so you don't cause problems for other users of the spectrum, but I don't think there's any charge at all now for boats. At least there wasn't last time I looked. I don't know if they ask to see your radio operator's licence when you apply for a boat licence, you used to need both and I'm pretty sure you will still. You're also allowed to use a hand-held portable on the strength of having one installed on the boat, but only around the boat. I'm sure there will be boat forums that will answer with more up-to-date information than I can.
Never noticed.
