Spectrum Forum posts
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 […]
Spectrum Forum Meeting – 2022

RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting reports, minutes and presentations from the online annual meeting held on 5-Nov-2022 will be available below:- Spectrum Forum Nov-2022 Agenda – 4.1 – HF Managers Report-2022 4.2 – VHF Managers Report-2022, 71 & 146MHz Review 4.3 – Microwave Managers Report-2022 4.4 – Intruder Watch Report-2022 4.5 – EMC Committee Report-2022 […]
Ofcom WRC-23 Consultation
Over the period June to September 2022, Ofcom consulted on UK provisional views and positions as part of the preparations for WRC-23 – the next ITU World Radio Conference. Topics of relevance to amateurs include 50MHz, 1.3GHz (23cm) and many other amateur allocations from LF to mmWaves. Ofcom: WRC-23 Consultation RSGB: WRC-23 Consultation Response […]
40MHz in the UK
Recently there have been a number of reports of individual holders of UK amateur licences gaining Innovation and Trial licences from Ofcom to conduct experimental transmissions on 40MHz (8m). Ofcom has made it very clear for several years that there was no likelihood of UK radio amateurs gaining any access to 40MHz which included NoV […]
Spectrum Forum Meeting – 2021

RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting reports, minutes and presentations from the online annual meeting held on 6-Nov-2021 are available below:- Spectrum Forum Nov-2021 Agenda Spectrum Forum Nov-2021 Minutes 4.1 – HF Managers Report-2021 4.2 – VHF Managers Report-2021, 71 & 146MHz Review 4.3 – Microwave Managers Report-2021 4.4 – Intruder Watch Report-2021 4.5 – EMC […]
Spectrum Forum Meeting – 2020

RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting reports, minutes and presentations from the online annual meeting held on 7-Nov-2020 are available below:- Spectrum Forum Nov-2020 Agenda Spectrum Forum Nov-2020 Minutes 4.1 – HF Managers Report-2020 4.2 – VHF Managers Report-2020, 71 & 146MHz Update 4.3 – Microwave Managers Report-2020 4.4 – Intruder Watch Report-2020 4.5 – EMCC […]