Telecommunications
Department of Trade and Industry
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ACT 1949
NOTICE OF VARIATION OF AMATEUR RADIO LICENCE (A) OR (B)
The Secretary of State hereby gives notice under section 1(4) and section 1E of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 to holders of the Amateur Radio Licence (A) or (B) that, with effect from 26 July 2003, the terms, provisions and limitations of each licence shall be varied as follows: 1. In this notice the “Booklet” means the Amateur Radio Licence (A) or (B) Terms, Provisions and Limitations Booklet BR68, the terms of which form part of the Licence. 2. As from 26 July 2003, each licence shall be read and construed as if the reference in the Licence to the Booklet were a reference to the Booklet containing the following changes: (1) the heading of the Booklet shall be deleted and replaced by “Amateur Radio (Full) Licence Terms, Provisions and Limitations Booklet BR68”; (2) the words “these terms provisions and limitations shall be read as an integral part of the Amateur Radio Licence (A) or (B)” appearing after the heading of the Booklet shall be deleted and replaced by the words “These terms, provisions and limitations shall be read as an integral part of the Amateur Radio (Full) Licence”; (3) sub-clause 2(2) of the Booklet shall be deleted; (4) sub-clause 2(3) of the Booklet shall be renumbered (2)2; (5) sub-clause 2(4) of the Booklet shall be renumbered (2)3; (6) sub-clause 2(5) of the Booklet shall be renumbered (2)4; (7) sub-clause 2(5A) of the Booklet shall be renumbered (2)5; (8) sub-clause 2(10)(a) of the Booklet shall be deleted and replaced by the following words “authorise any club member who holds an Amateur Radio (Full) Licence to use and supervise the operation of the station on his behalf under this Licence;”; (9) sub-clause 3(1)(a) following the semicolon at the end of the clause “and” shall be deleted and replaced with “or a Full Amateur Radio Examination Pass Certificate issued by or on behalf of the Secretary of State; or”; (10) sub-clause 3(1)(b) of the Booklet shall be deleted; (11) sub-clause 3(1)(c) of the Booklet shall be renumbered 3(1)(b); (12) sub-clause 10(4) of the Booklet shall be deleted; (13) the heading of the Schedule to the Booklet shall be deleted and replaced by “Amateur Radio (Full) Licence Terms, Provisions and Limitations Booklet BR68”; (14) the following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Booklet (the notes to the Schedule shall remain unchanged). The Schedule to Terms, Provisions and Limitations Booklet BR68 (Amateur Radio (Full) Licence)
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| Status of Allocations in the United Kingdom to: | ||||
| Frequency Bands in MHz | The Amateur Service | The Amateur Satellite Service | Maximum Power level in Watts (dB relative to 1 W) PEP | Mode of Transmission |
| 0.1357-0.1378 | Secondary. Available on the basis of non-interference to other services (inside or outside the United Kingdom) | 1 W (0 dBW) erp | ||
| 1.810-1.830 | Primary. Available on the basis of non-interference to other services (outside the United Kingdom) | 400 W (26 dBW) | ||
| 1.830-1.850 | Primary | (not allocated) | ||
| 1.850-1.950 1.950-2.000 | Available on the basis of non- interference to other services (inside or outside the United Kingdom) | 32 W (15 dBW) | ||
| 3.500-3.800 | Primary. Shared with other services | |||
| 7.000-7.100 | Primary | Primary | Morse | |
| 10.100-10.150 | Secondary | (not allocated) | Telephony | |
| 14.000-14.250 | Primary | RTTY | ||
| 14.250-14.350 | (not allocated) | Data | ||
| 18.068-18.168 | 400 W (26 dBW) | Facsimile | ||
| 21.000-21.450 | Primary | SSTV | ||
| 24.890-24.990 | Primary | |||
| 28.000-29.700 | ||||
| 50.00-51.00 | Primary. Available on the basis of non-interference to other services outside the United Kingdom | |||
| 51.00-52.00 70.00-70.50 | Secondary. Available on the basis of non-interference to other services inside or outside the United Kingdom | (not allocated) | 100 W (20 dBW) 160 W (22 dBW) | |
| 144.0-146.0 | Primary | Primary | 400 W (26 dBW) | |
| 430.0-431.0 | Secondary | Morse Telephony | ||
| 431.0-432.0 | Secondary. Not available for use within a 100 km radius of Charing Cross, London (51’30’30”N, 00’07’24”W) | (not allocated) | 40 W (16 dBW) erp | RTTY Data Facsimile SSTV FSTV |
| 432.0-435.0 | ||||
| 435.0-438.0 | Secondary | Secondary | 400 W (26 dBW) | |
| 438.0-440.0 | (not allocated) | |||
| 1240-1260 | (not allocated) | 400 W (26 dBW) | Morse | |
| Telephony | ||||
| 1260-1270 | Secondary. | RTTY | ||
| Secondary | Earth to space only | Data | ||
| 1270-1325 | Facsimile | |||
| (not allocated) | SSTV | |||
| 2310-2400 | FSTV | |||
| 2400-2450 | Secondary. Users must accept interference from ISM users | Secondary. Users must accept interference from ISM users | ||
| 3400-3475 | (not allocated) | |||
| 5650-5670 | Secondary | Secondary. | ||
| 5670-5680 | Earth to space only | |||
| 5755-5765 | (not allocated) | |||
| 5820-5830 | ||||
| 5830-5850 | Secondary. Users must accept interference from ISM users | Secondary. Users must accept interference from ISM users. Space to Earth only | ||
| 10000-10125 | ||||
| 10225-10450 | Secondary | (not allocated) | ||
| 10450-10475 | ||||
| 10475-10500 | (not allocated) | Secondary | ||
| 24000-24050 | Primary. Users must accept interference from ISM users | Primary. Users must accept interference from ISM users | ||
| 24050-24150 | Secondary. May only be used with the written consent of the Secretary of State. Users must accept interference from ISM users | (not allocated) | ||
| 24150-24250 | Secondary | |||
| 47000-47200 | Primary | Primary | ||
| 75500-76000 | Primary(1) | Primary(1) | ||
| 76000-77500 | Secondary | Secondary | ||
| 77500-78000 | Primary | Primary | ||
| 78000-79000 | Secondary | (not allocated) | ||
| 79000-81000 122250-123000 | Secondary | |||
| 134000-136000 | Primary | Primary | Morse | |
| Telephony | ||||
| 136000-141000 | Secondary | Secondary | RTTY | |
| Data | ||||
| 142000-144000 | Primary(1) | Primary(1) | 400 W (26 dBW) | Facsimile |
| SSTV | ||||
| 241000-248000 | Secondary | Secondary | FSTV | |
| 248000-250000 | Primary | Primary |