Spectrum Forum posts
WT Licence Exemptions
In early 2025, Ofcom consulted on updating a range of licence exemptions. One of these seeks to simplify the licensing of amateur radio visitors to the UK from a specified list of countries, as well as other matters relevant to amateur radio. Ofcom: Consultation
Spectrum Forum Autumn 2024
RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting notes from a pair of online Autumn-2024 meetings are below: Agendas: Autumn-2024 October Meeting: Spectrum Forum Notes November Meeting: tba
23cm Papers
The following are past contributions by RSGB to IARU regarding 23cm band planning. Note that the challenges from ‘Galileo’, as well as amateur digital innovations in the 1.3GHz band, were recognised at an early stage, before the more recent WRC-23 process… 2007: Vienna-B15 – 23cms Bandplan 2008: Cavtat C5-13 – 23cms Narrowband Image and Data […]
2.3GHz Spectrum Sharing
Ofcom has consulted on adding new spectrum at 2320-2340 MHz to their sharing framework, to make it available for low power indoor use. This overlaps amateur usage and restrictions in the 2320-2350 range (the 13cm band) that was affected by previous changes. Ofcom Consultation – July-2024 RSGB Response – Sep-2024 Older Background: Spectrum Release – […]
Spectrum Forum Meetings – January 2024
RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting reports, and minutes from the a pair of online annual January 2024 meetings are below – deferred from the previous November due to WRC-23. Meeting-1: Ofcom / Band Plans – 13-Jan-2024 Provisional Changes – and Meeting Notes See also: RSGB Reply to the Ofcom Notice – 22-Jan-2024 Meeting-2: Annual […]
eLoran systems at 90-110kHz
Ofcom consulted in mid-2023 on licensing new eLoran transmitters in the UK. This uses a network of 400kW EIRP transmissions at ~100kHz to provide an alternative to GPS for Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT). Below are links for the Ofcom consultation and our response:- Spectrum for Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) systems Ofcom: Consultation webpage RSGB: Response […]
