National Regulations and Guidelines

• An amateur station licence permits the keeping and operation of an amateur station, using the frequency bands, modes and powers specified in the licence – these bands / modes / powers would generally be those specified in Annex 1 of the ComReg Guidelines (see the reference to Annex 1 in Operational Bands)
• The amateur station licence also specifies the call sign to be used
• Additional privileges or other licence types can be requested: typically these would include …
  • Additional frequency bands and / or power levels, for experimental purposes
  • Licence to operate a station marking a special event or occasion
  • Automatic or remote station licence (for example, a repeater, beacon or Internet gateway)
  • Club licence – issued to a group of individual radio amateurs who have a common interest
• Formal authorisation from ComReg is required for any of the above

Course Guide Topics

1. Wireless Telegraphy Regulations
2. ComReg Guidelines
3. Operational Bands
4. Land Mobile
5. Maritime Mobile
6. Logbook Keeping
7. Additional Authorisations
8. Technical Requirements