{"id":30007,"date":"2022-07-07T16:59:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T15:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?page_id=30007"},"modified":"2022-09-21T10:15:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T09:15:50","slug":"emf-earlier-documents-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/technical\/emc\/emf-exposure\/emf-earlier-documents-information\/","title":{"rendered":"EMF Earlier Documents\/Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This page is a collection of earlier information relevant to the new licence regulations and the consultations about the changes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Earlier publications for reference<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RSGB EMF Calculator: (v<em>11d ), Dec-2021\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Available as a \u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/emccalculator\">web app<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 and a \u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.services\/public\/publications\/emc\/emf-calculator-v0.1.2-rsgb11d.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spreadsheet version<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (366 KB MS-Excel Worksheet\u00a0v.rsgb11d) to calculate your EIRP from practical station parameters.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.services\/public\/publications\/emc\/emf-calculator-v0.1.2-rsgb10a.xlsx\">RSGB\/Ofcom calculator (v10a) <\/a><\/strong>(3.0 MB MS-Excel Worksheet version rsgb10a) to calculate your EIRP from practical station parameters\u2014incorporating the Ofcom spreadsheet. \u00a0Compliance checks using this version remain valid. later versions have additional checks built-in.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2021\/10\/RSGB-EMF-calc-in-LOC.pdf\">Using RSGB EMF calculator with Libre Office<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Ofcom consultation on licence changes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ofcom: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/consultations-and-statements\/category-1\/limiting-exposure-to-emf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EMF Consultation webpage<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ofcom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/193625\/emf-faqs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EMF Consultation FAQ<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 <em>(PDF, 7-Apr-2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ofcom Consultation: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/consultations-and-statements\/category-1\/limiting-exposure-to-emf?showall=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summary of responses<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ofcom have published their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/218960\/general-notice-final-decision-emf-licence-variation.pdf\">final decision<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on changes to the Wireless Telegraphy Act licences\u00a0requiring all spectrum users (including all radio amateurs) to comply with the ICNIRP general public limits on EMF exposure.Compliance Checks are required after 18 November 2021 for frequencies above 110MHz, after 18 May 2022 for frequencies above 10MHz but below 110MHz, after 18 November 2022 for frequencies below 10MHz.<\/li>\n<li>Earlier, Ofcom published a summary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0032\/197960\/radio-amateurs-summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>all Amateur Responses<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to their consultations together with each of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/consultations-and-statements\/category-1\/limiting-exposure-to-emf?showall=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>individual responses<\/strong><\/a><strong><em>. You can see that changes were made to original proposals after the responses from individual amateurs and the RSGB.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/consultations-and-statements\/category-1\/limiting-exposure-to-emf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ofcom\u2019s second EMF consultation<\/a> (Oct-Nov 2020)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>RSGB response <\/em><\/strong>including detailed comments and suggested amendments to the second EMF consultation.\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2020\/11\/201113_RSGB_EMF-Implementation-Response-Final.pdf\">RSGB EMF Implementation Response to Ofcom<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>(11-page PDF, <strong>13-Nov-2020<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2020\/11\/201101_EMF-Update_Second-Ofcom-Consultation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSGB EMF Update<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(2-page PDF, <strong>Nov-2020<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2020\/06\/200605_Ofcom-EMF-Consultation_RSGB-Response.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EMF-Consultation: RSGB Response<\/a><\/strong> (16-page PDF, <strong>Jun-2020<\/strong>) &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Our detailed response to the original February Consultation stated that we appreciate the need for the ICNIRP guidelines but cannot support the proposals from Ofcom that are onerous.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">RSGB suggested a more appropriate change to the existing amateur licence conditions referencing the <\/span><em style=\"line-height: 1.5\">2020 ICNIRP Guidelines<\/em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">. The RSGB also indicated it will prepare its own guidance and training to help amateurs follow these ICNIRP guidelines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2020\/05\/200527_EMF-Consultation_RSGB-Response-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EMF-Consultation: <\/strong><strong>RSGB Response Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(3-page PDF, <strong>May 2020<\/strong>) \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">The RSGB prepared a guide<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">outlining some of the points individual radio amateurs may wish to include in their own response. Ofcom indicated in their October-2020 Statement that around 240 inputs were received from individual amateurs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ofcom:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/193625\/emf-faqs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EMF FAQ<\/strong><\/a> <em>(PDF, <strong>Apr-2020<\/strong>) <\/em>&#8211; This was released to clarify a number issues, including the release in March of the latest ICNIRP 2020 guidelines.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.services\/public\/publications\/emc\/200228_EMF-Consultation_RSGB-Brief_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields &#8211; RSGB Brief<\/strong><\/a> (2-page PDF, <strong>Feb-2020<\/strong>) &#8211; This <span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">initial RSGB paper provided extra background, shortly after the launch of the February consultation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ofcom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/consultations-and-statements\/category-1\/limiting-exposure-to-emf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EMF Consultation-1<\/a> &#8211; Feb-2020 <\/strong>&#8211; The initial consultation was released in February 2020, with a deadline that was subsequently extended to June 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page is a collection of earlier information relevant to the new licence regulations and the consultations about the changes Earlier publications for reference RSGB EMF Calculator: (v11d ), Dec-2021\u00a0Available as a \u00a0web app\u00a0 and a \u00a0spreadsheet version (366 KB MS-Excel Worksheet\u00a0v.rsgb11d) to calculate your EIRP from practical station parameters. 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