Progress!

My form from Ofcom arrived at work today, and I did my best with it while eating my lunch. As they forewarned me, it was a bit awkward to fill out for a reinstatement - especially for someone who lapsed when the licencing structure was rather different - however I think I managed to complete it well enough. It does at least have some spaces for you to add in phone/email information so that they can contact you in case of any queries.

Having had a first look through my various folders of paperwork at home, I was rather worried that my full RAE pass certificates had gone missing and I could only find my Novice certificates. City & Guilds charge £20 for replacing lost certificates, and £34 for finding them in the first place - £54 I could well do without spending. I phoned Ofcom to ask whether this would be a problem, and they said that I only needed to include a copy of something with my name, address and my old callsign on it, and confirmed that a photocopy of an old callbook entry would be sufficient. I printed one off, highlighted my entry and stapled it to the back of the form.

I also got an email back from Dick G4KAR, my old RAYNET controller who said that he'd be pleased to have me back, and that he'd get the forms sent out to me presently. The SARS committee meeting has been put back a week due to the adverse weather - but all in all, I'm making a rather speedier return to the hobby than I could ever have hoped at this time last week!!!

Evening edit:
My RAYNET application forms were in my email inbox shortly after I got home! I love this hobby. People get things done around here :-)