[aprssig] Balloons, Ham Radio and APRS in UK

[Dave Baxter]

> The question is what is available to use an APRS type feature in the
UK from a balloon. 

There isn't any!

Not here in the UK anyway as an "Amateur".  Maybe if you formed a
company and got your own aviation comm's licence and type aproved
equipment it may be, but most certainly as a Ham, CB, or PMR446
operator, it's most certainly prohibited.

Check out http://www.ofcom.org.uk/ and poke about on there.  Any
reference to BR68, download and read.  There are 3 versions, Novice,
Intermediate, and Full.

Also check out www.rsgb.org.uk our national society's site.  There are
contact details there too.

Dave G0WBX.