EMC Committee papers
Ofcom EMF consultation: RSGB publishes briefing for radio amateurs
On the 21st February 2020 Ofcom launched a Consultation on EM Field exposure — Proposed Measures to Require Compliance with International Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields. The RSGB has released a briefing paper for all UK amateurs which you can download from the link below. Proposed Measures to Require Compliance with International Guidelines […]
RSGB meets Ofcom to discuss VDSL issues
As a result of RSGB Members’ concerns, a letter requesting a meeting was sent to Ofcom by Prof. Philip Willis, M0PHI (Director responsible for Spectrum), Ian Shepherd, G4EVK (RSGB Board Chair) and Dave Wilson, M0OBW (RSGB President). Subsequently, Dave Wilson, Philip Willis, Dr Martin Sach, G8KDF (RSGB EMC Committee Chair), Dr John Rogers, M0JAV (previous […]
Results of the VDSL interference survey
The EMC Committee would like to thank all 1,200 radio amateurs who took part in the VDSL RFI survey. The results have been analysed and were presented at the RSGB 2017 Convention. You can see a pdf of the PowerPoint presentation or watch the video of EMC Chair John Rogers, M0JAV presenting the findings at the […]
Survey to find the extent of VDSL Broadband Interference
The RSGB’s EMC Committee has for three years been investigating the problems of interference (RFI) from VDSL broadband on the HF amateur bands and lobbying for action to reduce the problem. We have a lot of historic data, but both Ofcom and Openreach contend that 150 reports from 50,000 amateurs is not indicative of a […]
Ofcom Consultation on Proposed Annual Plan 2017-18: Response from RSGB
Follow the link below to read this paper. Ofcom Consultation on Proposed Annual Plan 2017-18: Response from RSGB (3-page/192KB PDF)
Questions from RSGB for Ofcom regarding S54 Regulations
Follow the link below to read this paper. Questions from RSGB for Ofcom regarding S54 Regulations (9 pages/258KB PDF)