{"id":47513,"date":"2026-05-05T17:20:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?page_id=47513"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:20:50","slug":"spectrum-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/spectrum-protection\/spectrum-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectrum resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Amateur radio is recognised by ITU and CEPT as a result of the hard work by IARU and its member societies, including the RSGB.<\/h4>\n<h4>Below, you will find a list of resources for further reading.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-33306\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2023\/11\/ITU-logo-136x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2023\/11\/ITU-logo-136x150.png 136w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2023\/11\/ITU-logo-272x300.png 272w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2023\/11\/ITU-logo.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>ITU-R<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>(free access)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/pub\/R-HDB-52\"><strong>Amateur Handbook 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/pub\/R-HDB\">Other handbooks<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/pub\/R-REG-RR\"><strong>ITU Radio Regulations<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; including frequency allocations<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Reports<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/pub\/R-REP-M.2085\"><strong>M.2085<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Role of the amateur and amateur satellite services in support of disaster mitigation and relief<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/pub\/R-REP-M.2117\"><strong>M.2117<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Software-defined radio in the land mobile, amateur and amateur satellite services<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Recommendations<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-M.1041\/en\"><strong>M.1041<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Future amateur radio systems<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-M.1042\/en\">M.1042<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Disaster communications in the amateur services<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-M.1043\/en\"><strong>M.1043<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Use of the amateur services in developing countries<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-M.1044\/en\"><strong>M.1044<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Frequency sharing in the amateur and amateur satellite services<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-M.1544\/en\">M.1544<\/a><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Minimum qualifications of radio amateurs<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-M.1677\/en\">M.1677<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; International Morse code<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-M.1732\/en\"><strong>M.1732<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Characteristics of amateur systems for use in sharing studies<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-M.2034\/en\"><strong>M.2034<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Phase shift keying at 31 baud (PSK-31)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-M.2164\/en\"><strong>M.2164<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Guidance for the use of the frequency band 1240-1300 MHz<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-9865\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2012\/07\/cept_logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"CEPT\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2012\/07\/cept_logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2012\/07\/cept_logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2012\/07\/cept_logo.png 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>CEPT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docdb.cept.org\/document\/925\">T\/R 61-01<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; CEPT Radio Amateur Licence<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/docdb.cept.org\/document\/926\"><strong>T\/R 61-02<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; HAREC<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>More <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cept.org\/ecc\/topics\/radio-amateurs\">topics for radio amateurs<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amateur radio is recognised by ITU and CEPT as a result of the hard work by IARU and its member societies, including the RSGB. Below, you will find a list of resources for further reading. &nbsp; ITU-R\u00a0 (free access) Amateur Handbook 2026 Other handbooks ITU Radio Regulations &#8211; including frequency allocations Reports M.2085 &#8211; Role [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20368,"featured_media":0,"parent":46505,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47513","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47513"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47679,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47513\/revisions\/47679"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}