paulob1 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I am right in thinking that we are not allowed to use the Military radios that Withams is so happily selling us...is this still the case...suppose as I am in the business I could just as easily check... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airportable Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Sorry dont know how to direct you to a thread last year about the subject with very knowlegable info. I have been surprised when at Withams after kit our selves how many radio hams were there buying radio gear. Nearly allways HF sets, hence the cost that 320's appear to be. To put it simply, no you must not transmit. See one of my threads on my Radio Ham Foundation licence I achived last year. A great weekend doing a course for a licence so you can get started, be it limited what you can do regards transmitting power etc. Hope of a little help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I am right in thinking that we are not allowed to use the Military radios that Withams is so happily selling us... Correct. is this still the case... It will _always_ be the case. The radio systems may be sold off, but the actual frequency band (radio spectrum) remains in the hands of the military or otherwise licenced user. suppose as I am in the business I could just as easily check... Some ex-military radio kit can be legally used on-air. A lot of the HF and VHF kit covers bands that licenced radio amateurs have legitimate access to. (The PRC349 is a specific exception to this, as none of the frequency range that it covers includes any amateur allocation.) I believe the sole exception may be the PRR sets which operate in a specific licence-free frequency range that you can also buy commercial kit for, but I'd have to verify that before I would consider using one. Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana and Jackie Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Hi, All on the OFCOM website - especially these pages :- http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/enforcement/spectrum-enforcement/guidance http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/enforcement/spectrum-enforcement/law'>http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/enforcement/spectrum-enforcement/law'>http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/enforcement/spectrum-enforcement/law http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/enforcement/spectrum-enforcement/law D & J I am right in thinking that we are not allowed to use the Military radios that Withams is so happily selling us...is this still the case...suppose as I am in the business I could just as easily check... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Sorry dont know how to direct you to a thread last year about the subject with very knowlegable info. This one? http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?21102-Military-Radios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 This one? http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?21102-Military-Radios That is indeed the one. Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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