1 Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society M3 Foundation Licence Course Murray Niman G6JYB Slide Set 2: v1.1, 20-Jan-2005 (2) Licence Conditions Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society M3 Foundation Course (2) Licence Conditions

2 Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society M3 Foundation Licence Course Murray Niman G6JYB Slide Set 2: v1.1, 20-Jan-2005 (2) Licence Conditions UK Licence Structure ClassCallsignBandsPower Foundation Mx3ABCHF-70cms10 Watts Intermediate2x0ABCNearly All50 Watts Full Mx0ABCAll400 Watts Where ‘x’ is:- D=I.of ManE=England (Intermediates only) I=N.IrelandJ=JerseyM=ScotlandU=Guernsey W=Wales Older Callsigns:Class A=M0/5, G0/2/3/4/5Class B= M1, G1/6/7/8, 2E1 July 2003: 5wpm Morse dropped, Class A/B merged for Intermediate & Full

3 Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society M3 Foundation Licence Course Murray Niman G6JYB Slide Set 2: v1.1, 20-Jan-2005 (2) Licence Conditions Rules Conditions are laid down in BR68/F –Amateur Radio (Foundation) Licence Terms, Provisions and Limitations Booklet Higher license grades have their own version of BR68 Contacts must only be with other licensed amateurs Rights, rules, inspection and Close Down etc are all ultimately on the authority of Ofcom Ofcom is the statutory regulator which superceded the Radiocommunications Agency

4 Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society M3 Foundation Licence Course Murray Niman G6JYB Slide Set 2: v1.1, 20-Jan-2005 (2) Licence Conditions Rules-2 No public broadcasting, speeches, music etc Licensees may use codes and abbreviations to assist communication, but they must not obscure the meaning Foundation licensees must personally use their station. Other amateurs must operate it under their own callsign (eg /P) Any change of address must be notified in advance in writing Operation on Maritime vessels and aircraft is not permitted –canal boats are ok! Satellite Operation is not permitted

5 Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society M3 Foundation Licence Course Murray Niman G6JYB Slide Set 2: v1.1, 20-Jan-2005 (2) Licence Conditions Callsign Use Must Give your Callsign:- When calling CQ Every 15mins Mobile Operation:callsign /M Temporary Location:callsign /P When /P must give the location of the Station every 30mins to an accuracy of at least 5km On Repeaters - Must Give Callsign on Every Over

6 Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society M3 Foundation Licence Course Murray Niman G6JYB Slide Set 2: v1.1, 20-Jan-2005 (2) Licence Conditions Logbooks All licensees must keep a permanent record of all transmissions at main address and when /P :- The LOG Logbooks must not be loose-leaf, nor have gaps. Electronic Logging must have magtape, disc etc backed up Need to record Date, Time in UTC (ie GMT), Frequency Band, Mode and Power, Callsigns of stations worked, and own location if /P. Logs must be kept and made available for inspection by a person authorised by Ofcom.

7 Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society M3 Foundation Licence Course Murray Niman G6JYB Slide Set 2: v1.1, 20-Jan-2005 (2) Licence Conditions Bandplans Bands, Modes & Powers are laid down in the licence schedule Note that many allocations are secondary use only. Bandplans are agreed operating practice - contrast with BR68 Schedules which have full legal force Note transmission bandwidth varies with mode and is now specified in latest bandplans - Don’t over deviate ! Study bandplans carefully and understand them Note use of calling channels and availability of repeaters on VHF/UHF FM sections of the bands