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regiment

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licence
« on: February 03, 2009, 07:04:55 pm »

reading a 1956 book by vic smeed[ five shillings ] that you had to have a licence costing one pound if you had a remote control boat  i wonder if it will ever be brought back  and what price 
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dan

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Re: licence
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 07:08:05 pm »

i could probably guarantee it would be more than £1  {:-{
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Colin Bishop

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Re: licence
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2009, 07:26:30 pm »

Licences for R/C are a thing of the past. Even full size yacht radio licences are free these days.

Colin
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Bee

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Re: licence
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2009, 09:01:58 pm »

shhhhhhussss.
don't give the blighters ideas :police:
still got mine somewhere, I think they were for 5 years at a time.
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toesupwa

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Re: licence
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2009, 11:59:46 pm »

I used to have to pay for an RC Licence... Until CB (C**p Band) arrived in the UK...  >>:-(
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regiment

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Re: licence
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2009, 01:58:23 pm »

yes lasted for five years
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Re: licence
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2009, 05:08:42 pm »

Bought one in the mid 70's then said sod it. I was getting interference from the trucks on the blue band.
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