1a.1 Recall the various types of Amateur Licence (Foundation,
Intermediate, Full), and identify their Callsigns, including Regional
Secondary Locators and optional suffixes /A, /P, /M and /MM. The
optional club secondary locators are not examined. In the UK there are 3 types of Amateur Licence. Each has its own callsign.In England:
Foundation licence holders have a callsign in the form M6 + 3 letters e.g. M6QQQ
Intermediate licence holders have a callsign in the form 2E0 + 3 letters e.g.2E0QQQ
Full licence holders have a callsign in the form M0+3letters e.g. M0QQQ
In addition amateurs operating outside of England in the UK have "Regional Secondary Locators"
e.g. MM6QQQ, 2M0QQQ and MM0QQQ for Scotland
MW6QQQ, 2W0QQQ AND MW0QQQ for Wales
Here is a full list of the "Regional Secondary Locators"
a) England - No Regional Secondary Locator; e.g. G3ABC
(b) Guernsey - “U”; e.g. GU3ABC (c) Isle of Man - “D”; e.g. GD3ABC (d) Jersey - “J”; e.g. GJ3ABC (e) Northern Ireland - “I”; e.g. GI3ABC (f) Scotland - “M”; e.g. GM3ABC (g) Wales - “W”.e.g. GW3ABC
Optional Suffixes These may be added to the end (they are optional) of the callsign as follows:
/A e.g. G6QQQ/A is when the equipment
is operated from another location which has a post code. This could
apply when you go to see your parents and want to operate from their
house.
/P e.g. G6QQQ/P is used when
equipment is used from a place where there is no post code. For example
when you are operating as a SOTA station on top of a mountain.
/M e.g. G6QQQ/M is used when
equipment is used mobile from a car, a bicycle as a pedestrian
out walking or a boat within the low-tide mark on a map, whether moving or not.
/MM e.g. G6QQQ/MM is used when
operating marine mobile from beyond the low tide mark. It is not
available to Intermediate Licensees although an Intermediate Licensee
may made contact with a /MM station.
2a.1 Recall that an Intermediate Licensee may operate the Radio
Equipment of any other UK licensed amateur under that person’s direct
supervision using the supervisor’s callsign, and obeying the terms of
the supervisor’s licence.
Recall that an Intermediate licensee may similarly supervise operation
by another UK licensed amateur and that operation should be within the
limitations and privileges of the supervisor’s licence and using the
supervisor’s Callsign.
Recall that an Intermediate Licensee may (with permission) use another
amateur’s radio equipment unsupervised, but using the callsign and
conditions of his or her own licence.
Note: The term ‘Radio Equipment’ (in initial capitals) is a defined
licence term meaning the equipment used and identified by the
operator’s callsign. If a visiting amateur uses the radio equipment
with his callsign, it is his Radio Equipment.
These are the rules for operating the equipment of another radio amateur:
1. An Intermediate Licensee may
operate the station of another amateur under that person's direct
supervision using their callsign and obeying the rules of that person's
licence. For example someone holding an Intermediate Licence can
operate a Foundation Licensee's equipment using the callsign of the Foundation Licensee, but
they must stick to the rules for the Foundation Licence, for example
not using more than 10W. In the same way an Intermediate Licensee could
operate a Full licencees station using their callsign and obeying the
rules of the Full Lincence. So an Intermediate Licensee could
operate a Full Licensee's station with a full 400W pep on the condition
that they are directly supervised by the Full Licence holder. 2. An Intermediate Licensee may
operate the station of another licensee with their permission,
unsupervised, put using the operators own callsign and sticking to the
terms of the Intermediate Licence.
What does "Radio Equipment" in initial capitals mean?
Note: The term ‘Radio Equipment’ (in initial capitals) is a defined
licence term meaning the equipment used and identified by the
operator’s callsign. If a visiting amateur uses the radio equipment
with his callsign, it is his Radio Equipment.
