Subj : Damn!
To   : the doctor
From : Angus Mcleod
Date : Fri Jul 09 2004 08:58 am

  Re: Damn!
  By: the doctor to Angus Mcleod on Fri Jul 09 2004 12:29:00

 > I forgot to renew my ham license.  Anyone know if a foriegn national
 > can get a UK license?  Kind of a drag.

Long time since I was resident in the UK, but *then* at least, a foreign
national could get a ticket in the UK by passing the test like anyone else. 
That meant *then*, City & Guilds Radio Amateur Examinations parts 1 & 2, for
VHF privs (Class B ticket) plus a GPO-administered 12 WPM code test for HF
privs (Class A ticket).  The C&G RAE consisted of two multiple-choice exams of
three hours each.  Don't let the multiple-choice part make you believe it was
EASY!

Otherwise, you could apply for a reciprocal ticket.  But in order to do this
you had to produce a valid ticket from a country that was a signatory to the
reciprocal licensing agreement (virtually all countries, worldwide).  The class
of UK ticket (A, B) you got depended on what grade of ticket you already had
from your home country.  IIRC, this gave you a prefix (suffix?) to your
original call.  IOW, 8P6SM could operate as G4/8P6SM or maybe 8P6SM/G4.

As I said, it's been years, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that the
regulations and procedures have all changed.  AAMOF, if you (or anyone else)
knows or learns of the present situation in the UK, I would be very interested
to hear what it is.

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