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Definitely not political.
Posted: 17 Mar 2022 12:15 PM PDT
https://mw1cfnradio.blogspot.com/2022/03/definitely-not-political.html
'YL Maria' (YU3AWA) has decided to tell us all how apolitical amateur radio
is by, erm, spouting-off about an awful lot of political stuff. Perhaps
it's better I don't add any comment to that...
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The OFCOM-RSGB Relationship
Posted: 16 Mar 2022 03:41 AM PDT
https://mw1cfnradio.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-ofcom-rsgb-relationship.html
I've had an interesting response from OFCOM this week. I need not bore you
with an introductory explanation, as it's all laid out in this part of the response:
This is the first time I've seen the Freedom of Information Act's
provisions being trumped by the Wireless Telegraphy Act. OFCOM do seem to
have found a way to avoid being subject to FoIA when it relates to a
business.
This is another reason why RSGB's limited company status is not in the interests of the membership, as it is able to resist pretty much any
scrutiny it chooses to, bar the annual business returns to Companies House.
It should be noted that there was no indication as to whether OFCOM had, or
had not, sought consent from RSGB to disclose the information sought. A
request for clarification on this to OFCOM has gone in, and has yet to
attract a response. It initially appears reasonable to assume that OFCOM
simply sought to prevent disclosure asa a matter of internal culture, and didn't seek consent from RSGB.
There is more to come on short-form callsigns. I'll leave that for a post
later in the week.
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