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Regulation

In the UK Amateur licences are provided and regulated by the UK Office of Telecommunications (OFCOM) in conjunction with the Radio Amateur Society of Great Britain.

UK Band Plan (FAT)

Radio frequency spectrum is finite and its use is tightly controlled in the UK (as it is in most countries). OFCOM, the government organisation who controls how the radio spectrum is allocated and used in the UK publishes a reference document defining who can use which frequencies, under what circumstances and certain licence restrictions.

There are a number of licence free bands defined (used for example by WiFi, PMR and LowRa), however to transmit on most parts of the radio spectrum requires a licence, for which conditions need to be met to ensure the spectrum is used appropriately.

• OFCOM UK FAT (Frequency Allocation Table)

Amateur Licencing

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• Types of licence
• Training
• Exams

Modes

Detailed information is available on this wiki page, however over time we will build some information resources on ideasplace. Temporarily below are placeholders while the articles are being written.

CW

• Carrier Wave
• Morse

Analogue Voice (AM, FM, SB)

• AM (Amplitude Modulation)
• FM (Frequency Modulation)
• Side Bands

Digital Audio

• DMR (Motorola & other professional radios)
• D-Star (Icom, Kenwood)
• System Fusion (Yaesu)
• FreeDV (Open Source)

Data

• rtty
• APRS
• AMPRNet
• D-Star (Icom, Kenwood)
• WSPR Weak Signal Propagation Reporter.
• Facsimile
• OFCOM Amateur Wireless Telegraphy T&C

TV

• Amateur TV (Fast Scan)
• Slow Scan TV (SSTV)

Internet

• EchoLink
• Meshtastic