"Foundation Licence Now" is the book(let) you need and easy to get hold of.
"what the ongoing licencing cost will be once you have attained this basic competence to transmit on 10watts and you're callsign? "
Right, you do the quizz (its more a quizz than exam at this level) and pass...I think you need to get 19 out of 25 or 26 right, all multiply choice questions. It will take a week or two for your results to be verified and you will then get a certificate from the RSGB (Radio Society of Great Britain)
http://rsgb.org/
Once you have that you log on to the Offcom site and register with them. You will have the opportunity to pick a call sign, if in England it will be M6***, you can pick the last three letters if they have not been taken and thats it, no charges incurred and this is ongoing. All they ask is that every few years you confirm on the site that you are still using your call sign.
You can use your rig at various locations, lets say your M6ABC you could call M6ABC/A ( (alternative location) or M6ABC/P for portable) if your up in the hills or camping etc
You can use your kit on inland waterways/rivers etc but using them at sea is another matter but all will be explained when you do the course.
Set yourself up with a fresh email account (gmail or yahoo) for your registration.
Some folk on 'prepper' forums seem to have issues with what they perceive as privacy issues but lets be honest unless your dumb enough to go on a forum and give out your real name and address the privacy issues are totally invalid.
Enjoy the course, if you need any tips give me and or Lightspeed a PM and we'll help you out.
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