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   A. non Eyemouse to Roger Hayter   
   Re: Southgate Amateur Radio News for Wed   
   24 Aug 17 11:14:41   
   
   XPost: rec.radio.amateur.policy, uk.radio.amateur   
   From: somewhere@work.invalid   
      
   On 24/08/2017 10:54, Roger Hayter wrote:   
   > Jimbo  wrote:   
   >   
   >> "Lucifer Morningstar"  wrote in message   
   >> news:a0srpc9c5iis4p0ma9gk427n7k50b43foj@4ax.com...   
   > snip   
   >>>   
   >>> The call signs are not invalid and the affected parties should but not   
   >>> must contact Ofcom, so I would suggest those who like their special   
   >>> call sign should hang on to it.   
   >>   
   >> bit like getting extra money out of a cash machine then ? .....   
   >   
   > Not a bit like it!   In that case the bank has lost the money you   
   > gained.  In the case of the callsigns it is unlikely that all 600 or so   
   > two letter calls would have been issued apart from the mistake, so   
   > no-one has lost anything.   
   >   
      
   I've yet to hear any of these new calls or anyone own up to having one.   
   So maybe the recipients have been intimidated into handing them back to   
   OFCOM.   
      
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