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====== Amateur Radio Information for Germany ======

Germany has three categories of licence:
  * Class A, CEPT HAREC, all bands with up to 750 watts output
  * Class E, CEPT Novice, prefix DO, 100 watts on 1.8/3.5/21/28 MHz, 75 watts on 144/430, 5 watts 2.3, 5, 10 GHz
  * Class N, CEPT Entry-level, prefix DN9, 10 watts ERP on 28 MHz, 6.1 watts ERP on 144/430 MHz

There is no need to take the lower level exams before doing Class A or Class E.

[[https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/afuv_2005/index.html|Regulations in German]]

[[https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/ausland/english-version/#c227392|Information for visitors with Rules and Regulations in English]]

[[https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Fachthemen/Telekommunikation/Frequenzen/SpezielleAnwendungen/Amateurfunk/_DL/RufzeichenplanEN.pdf|Call sign Plan 5 March 2025]] 

[[https://data.bundesnetzagentur.de/Bundesnetzagentur/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Sachgebiete/Telekommunikation/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Frequenzen/Amateurfunk/Rufzeichenliste/rufzeichenliste_afu.pdf|German Amateur Radio Callbook, updated monthly]]

[[https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Fachthemen/Telekommunikation/Frequenzen/SpezielleAnwendungen/Amateurfunk/start.html|Exam and licence statistics from 2000 onwards]]

[[https://www.12db.de/rufzeichen/statistik/|12dB DARC membership statistics]]