Online Amateur Radio Community Wiki

This page provides links to ITU-R regulations, recommendations and handbooks relevant to the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services.

• ITU-R Regulations
  • ITU-R Radio Regulations complete texts as adopted by the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 1995) (WRC-95) and subsequently revised and adopted by World Radiocommunication Conferences, including all Appendices, Resolutions, Recommendations and ITU-R Recommendations incorporated by reference.
    • 2024 ITU-R Radio Regulations Volume 1 Article 19 Station Identification and Article 25 Amateur Services govern international rules for station identification and the operation of the amateur and amateur-satellite services
    • 2024 ITU-R Radio Regulations Volume 2 (part of download with Volume 1) contains Appendix 3 - Maximum permitted power levels for unwanted emissions in the spurious domain

• ITU-R Recommendations
  • Recommendation M.1041 Future amateur radio systems - covers design objectives and characteristics that should be taken into account when developing future systems in the amateur and amateur-satellite services. It includes general, technical and operational considerations
  • Recommendation M.1044 Frequency sharing criteria in the amateur and amateur-satellite services
  • Recommendation M.1544 Minimum qualifications of radio amateurs
  • Recommendation M.2164 Guidance on technical and operational measures for the use of the frequency band 1240-1300 MHz by the amateur and amateur-satellite services in order to protect the radionavigation-satellite service (space-to-Earth)

• ITU-R Handbooks
  • Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services Handbook provides general information about amateur and amateur-satellite services. It also includes a compendium of existing ITU texts of relevance to amateur and amateur-satellite services. This Handbook is intended to present, in one document, information about amateur services for administrations and amateur radio organizations.
  • Small Satellites Handbook is intended to promote the development of small satellites effectively and better serve the needs of the membership and the entire satellite industry