Department of Trade and Industry

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ACT 1949

NOTICE OF VARIATION OF AMATEUR RADIO LICENCE (A) OR (A/B) OR (B)

The Secretary of State hereby gives notice, pursuant to section 1(4) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, to holders of the Amateur Radio Licence (A) or (A/B) or (B) (“the Licence”) that, from 8th September 2000 each Licence shall be varied as follows:
1. In this notice “the Booklet” means the Terms, Provisions and Limitations Booklet BR68, the terms of which form part of the Licence.
2. As and from 8th September 2000, the Licence shall be read and construed as if:
(1) the words “wireless telegraphy” were deleted from clause 1(1) of the Booklet and replaced by “radio telecommunications”;
(2) the words “wireless telegraphy” were deleted from clause 1(2) of the Booklet and replaced by “radio telecommunications”;
(3) the word “, Malta” were inserted between “Gibraltar” and “Falkland Islands” in clause 1(8)(c) of the Booklet;
(4) sub-clause 2(4)(a)(i) of the Booklet were deleted and replaced by:
“in the frequency bands or sub-bands:
70 MHz to 70.5 MHz
1298 MHz to 1299 MHz (not in Northern Ireland and not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
2310.0000 MHz to 2310.4125 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
2310.4125 MHz to 2355.0000 MHz
2355 MHz to 2365 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
2365 MHz to 2392 MHz
2392 MHz to 2450 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
3400 MHz to 3420 MHz
3420 MHz to 3430 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
3430 MHz to 3450 MHz
3450 MHz to 3455 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
3455 MHz to 3475 MHz
5650 MHz to 5670 MHz
5670 MHz to 5680 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
5755 MHz to 5765 MHz
5820 MHz to 5850 MHz
10000 MHz to 10125 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127, NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)
10400 MHz to 10475 MHz
24000 MHz to 24050 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)
and with the exception of 47000 MHz to 47 200 MHz within 50 kilometres of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577, all bands including and above 47000 MHz, specified in the first column of the Schedule, with a maximum power level of 14dBW erp pep, or”;
(5) the words “3.5 MHz to 3.8 MHz (only between 00.00 hrs Saturday to 00.00 hrs Monday)” were deleted from sub-clause 2(4)(a)(ii) of the Booklet;
(6) the words “(not within 50 kilometres of NGR SK 985640)” were inserted after “28.0 MHz to 29.7 MHz” in sub-clause 2(4)(a)(ii) of the Booklet;
(7) the words “(not within 50 kilometres of NGR TA 012869)” were inserted after “144 MHz to 146 MHz” in sub-clause 2(4)(a)(ii) of the Booklet;
(8) sub-clause 2(4)(b) of the Booklet were deleted and replaced by:
“of a low power device to control apparatus at the Main Station Address or at a Temporary Location by remote control, in the frequency bands or sub-bands:
70 MHz to 70.5 MHz
432.5000 MHz to 432.5875 MHz
1298 MHz to 1299 MHz (not in Northern Ireland and not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
2310.0000 MHz to 2310.4125 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
2310.4125 MHz to 2355.0000 MHz
2355 MHz to 2365 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
2365 MHz to 2392 MHz
2392 MHz to 2450 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
3400 MHz to 3420 MHz
3420 MHz to 3430 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
3430 MHz to 3450 MHz
3450 MHz to 3455 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
3455 MHz to 3475 MHz
5650 MHz to 5670 MHz
5670 MHz to 5680 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
5755 MHz to 5765 MHz
5820 MHz to 5850 MHz
10000 MHz to 10125 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127, NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)
10400 MHz to 10475 MHz
24000 MHz to 24050 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)
and with the exception of 47000 MHz to 47 200 MHz within 50 kilometres of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577, all bands including and above 47000 MHz, specified in the first column of the Schedule, with a maximum power level of -20 dBW erp pep, under all reasonably foreseeable operational conditions, in such a way that no electromagnetic energy capable of reception by any station or apparatus outside the boundary of the premises in which the Station is situated is emitted from the Station: or”
(9) the words “(not within 50 kilometres of NGR SE 302577)” were inserted after “50 MHz to 51 MHz” in sub-clause 2(4)(c)(i) of the Booklet;
(10) sub-clause 2(4)(c)(iii) of the Booklet were deleted and replaced by:
“in the frequency bands or sub-bands:
144 MHz to 146 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR TA 012869)
1299 MHz to 1300 MHz (not in Northern Ireland and not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577
2310.0000 MHz to 2310.4125 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
2310.4125 MHz to 2355.0000 MHz
2355 MHz to 2365 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
2365 MHz to 2392 MHz
2392 MHz to 2450 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
3400 MHz to 3420 MHz
3420 MHz to 3430 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
3430 MHz to 3450 MHz
3450 MHz to 3455 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
3455 MHz to 3475 MHz
5650 MHz to 5670 MHz
5670 MHz to 5680 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)
5755 MHz to 5765 MHz
5820 MHz to 5850 MHz
10000 MHz to 10125 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127, NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)
10400 MHz to 10475 MHz
24000 MHz to 24050 MHz (not within 50 kilometres of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)
and with the exception of 47000 MHz to 47 200 MHz within 50 kilometres of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577, all bands including and above 47000 MHz, specified in the first column of the Schedule with a maximum power level of 14 dBW erp pep.”
(11) the words “With the exception of sub-clause 2(5A)” were added to the start of sub-clause 2(5) of the Booklet;
(12) a new sub-clause were inserted after sub-clause 2(5) of the Booklet:
“2(5A) The Licensee may transmit on an unattended basis using automatic position reporting software on a spot frequency of 144.800 MHz at any one temporary location not within 50 kilometres of NGR TA 012869. The maximum permitted period of unattended operation is 30 minutes and the Licensee must be present to activate and deactivate transmissions. The maximum permitted power level is 14 dBW erp.”;
(13) the words “unless instructed otherwise by the host country,” at the beginning of sub-clause 11(1)(f) of the Booklet;
(14) the title of column 4 of the Schedule to the Booklet were deleted and replaced by “Maximum Power level in Watts (dB relative to one Watt) PEP”;
(15) the power specified in column 4 of the Schedule to the Booklet for the 0.1357-0.1378 MHz band were deleted and replaced by “1W (0dBW) erp”;
(16) the power specified in column 4 of the Schedule to the Booklet for the 1.810-1.850, 3.500-3.800, 7.000-7.100, 10.100-10.150, 14.000-14.350, 18.068-18.168, 21.000-21.450, 24.890-24.990, 28.000-29.700, 50.00-51.00, 144.0-146.0, 432.0-440.0 MHz bands and all subsequent bands listed up to and including the 248000-250000 MHz band were deleted and replaced by “400W (26dBW)”;
(17) the power specified in column 4 of the Schedule to the Booklet for the 1.850-2.000 MHz band were deleted and replaced by “32W (15dBW)”;
(18) the power specified in column 4 of the Schedule to the Booklet for the 51.00-52.00 MHz band were deleted and replaced by “100W (20dBW)”;
(19) the power specified in column 4 of the Schedule to the Booklet for the 70.00-70.50 MHz band were deleted and replaced by “160W (22dBW)”;
(20) the power specified in column 4 of the Schedule to the Booklet for the 430.0-432.0 MHz band were deleted and replaced by “40W (16dBW) erp”;
(21) the bands “10225-10475 MHz and 10450-10500 MHz were deleted from the Schedule to the Booklet and replaced by:
“

10225-10450 10450-10475	Secondary	(Not allocated)		Morse Telephony
10475-10500	(Not allocated)	Secondary	400W (26 dBW)	RTTY Data Facsimile SSTV FSTV

(22) the final sentence in Note (h) to the Booklet were deleted and replaced by “Except as specifically authorised in writing by the Secretary of State, the Licensee may not permit the automatic reception and or transmission of messages between the amateur radio service operated in accordance with section 1 of the Act and other telecommunications networks.”;
(23) the number “24” were deleted from Note (u) to the Booklet and replaced by “S14”;
(24) the words “Article 25 of the Radio Regulations (Regulations 2071 to 2075) were deleted from Note (x) to the Booklet and replaced by “Article S19 of the Radio Regulations (S19.18-S19.22)”;
(25) note (aa) to the Booklet were deleted; and
(26) note (bb) to the Booklet were re-numbered.
On behalf of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
23rd August 2000.