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G3ZHI > IARU 03.09.00 12:53l 12 Lines 1047 Bytes #999 (999) @ WW
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Subj: ra abolish age limit
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Abolished - Under 14 Age Restriction!
Following recent discussions with the RSGB, it was agreed that the 14-year Age restriction (to obtain a Full Amateur Radio Licence) should be completely removed. Previously, to be eligible you had to be 14 years of age or over or have held a Novice licence for a least a year. If you have obtained a pass in the RAE (and either the 5wpm or 12wpm Morse test for a Class A/B and A respectively), you may apply for a full licence. It is no longer a requirement to have held a novice licence for a year if you are under 14.
This initiative is part of the ongoing process to refine and improve access and facilities for amateurs. Both parties feel that (in view of the increasing technical and operational ability of youngsters today) this restriction is a particular anomaly, which ought to be discarded, and recognising that those talented youngsters should be actively encouraged and nurtured.
After all, if you are good and keen enough, you are old enough!
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