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Amateur Radio Wireless Telegraphy Licence Conditions Booklet OFW611

General notice of decision to vary amateur radio licences

1. The Licensee must ensure that the Radio Equipment is constructed, established, installed and used only in accordance with the provisions specified in the Licence.
2. The Licensee shall ensure that the Radio Equipment is designed, constructed, maintained and used so that its use does not cause any Undue Interference to any wireless telegraphy.
3. The Licensee shall ensure that the establishment, installation, modification or use of the Radio Equipment is carried out in accordance with the restrictions set out in Condition 9 of this Licence in relation to electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure.

1. The Licensee must ensure that the Radio Equipment is only used:
   1. for the purpose of self-training in radio communications, including conducting technical investigations; or
   2. as a leisure activity and not for commercial purposes of any kind.
2. The Licensee may use or permit the use of the Radio Equipment to assist with communications:
   1. in times of disaster or local, national, international emergency;
   2. to support operations conducted by a user service; or
   3. during any exercise relating to a and b.

1. The Radio Equipment may be used by the Licensee or by any person who has the permission of the licensee to do so and who is under the direct supervision of the Licensee.
2. If the Licence is a Full (Club) Licence, the Radio Equipment may be used:
   1. unsupervised, by the holder of a Full Licence who has the permission of the licensee to do so; or
   2. by any person who is under the direct supervision of the holder of a Full Licence whom the Licensee has granted permission to do so.
3. The Radio Equipment may be used by a User Service during any operation or exercise conducted by a Responder.
4. When the Radio Equipment is used by a person other than the Licensee, the Licensee:
   1. must ensure all users are made aware of and comply with the terms, conditions and limitations of the Licence; and
   2. remains responsible for the operation of the Radio Equipment and compliance with the terms, conditions and limitations of the Licence.

1. The Licensee must ensure that, when operating the Radio Equipment by Remote Control:
   1. any links used for the remote control of the Radio Equipment must be adequately secure so as to ensure that no other person is able to control the Radio Equipment;
   2. remote control links using Amateur Radio frequencies must use frequency bands above 30 MHz;
   3. transmissions from the Radio Equipment can be terminated promptly; and
   4. the Licence Number (as specified above) must be displayed on or next to any Radio Equipment located other than at the main station address

1. The Licensee must ensure that, when deploying Radio Equipment for Unattended Operation:
   1. any links used for the remote control of the Radio Equipment must be adequately secure so as to ensure that no other person is able to control the Radio Equipment;
   2. transmissions from the Radio Equipment can be terminated promptly; and
   3. the Licence Number (as specified above) is displayed on or next to any Radio Equipment located other than at the main station address.

1. Radio Equipment may be operated as a Radio Beacon providing that the Licensee:
   1. transmits in accordance with any restrictions as notified by Ofcom;
   2. transmits at powers no greater than 5 Watts ERP;
   3. is able to demonstrate that reasonable steps have been taken to minimise the risk of the Radio Beacon causing undue interference to other authorised uses of radio and provide evidence of this, if requested to do so by Ofcom; and
   4. is able to close down the Radio Beacon Station within two hours of being required to do so by Ofcom.
2. Where this is an Intermediate, Full Licence, Full (Club) Licence or Full (Temporary Reciprocal) Licence, the Radio Equipment may be used as a Radio Beacon at powers greater than 5 Watts but no more than 25 Watts ERP providing that the Licensee ensures that the beacon is identified using the call sign allocated and published by the Radio Society of Great Britain or any other body stipulated by Ofcom

1. The Radio Equipment may be used as a Gateway and may be operated (but not controlled) by other radio amateurs without supervision, providing that the Licensee:
   1. ensures that the Gateway transmits at powers no greater than 5 Watts ERP;
   2. is able to demonstrate that reasonable steps have been taken to minimise the risk of the Gateway causing undue interference to other authorised uses of radio and provide evidence of this if requested by Ofcom;
   3. is able to close down the Gateway within two hours of being required to do so by Ofcom.
   4. takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the Gateway is only used by an Amateur;
   5. remains responsible for the operation of the Gateway and compliance with the terms, conditions and limitations of the Licence; and
   6. Anyone wishing to establish a link to a Repeater must have the written permission of the Repeater keeper to do so.

1. Where this is an Intermediate, Full, Full (Club) or Full (Temporary Reciprocal) Licence, the Radio Equipment may be used as a Repeater and may be operated (but not controlled) by other radio amateurs without supervision, providing that the Licensee:
   1. transmits in accordance with any restrictions as notified by Ofcom;
   2. ensures that the Repeater transmits at powers no greater than 5 Watts ERP;
   3. does not operate in a frequency band below 28 MHz;
   4. is able to demonstrate that reasonable steps have been taken to minimise the risk of the Repeater causing undue interference to other authorised uses of radio and provide evidence of this if requested by Ofcom;
   5. is able to close down the Repeater within two hours of being required to do so by Ofcom;
   6. takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the Repeater is only used by an Amateur; and
   7. remains responsible for the operation of the Repeater and compliance with the terms, conditions and limitations of the Licence

1. Where this is a Full, Full (Club) or Full (Temporary Reciprocal) Licence, the Radio Equipment may be used as a Repeater Station at powers greater than 5 Watts but no more than 25 Watts ERP, providing that the Licensee:
   1. transmits in accordance with any restrictions as notified by Ofcom;
   2. does not operate in a frequency band below 28 MHz;
   3. ensures that the Repeater is identified using the call sign allocated and published by the Radio Society of Great Britain or any other body stipulated by Ofcom for that purpose;
   4. is able to demonstrate that reasonable steps have been taken to minimise the risk of the Repeater causing undue interference to other authorised uses of radio and provide evidence of this if requested by Ofcom;
   5. is able to close down the Repeater within two hours of being required to do so by Ofcom;
   6. takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the Repeater is only used by an Amateur; and
   7. remains responsible for the operation of the Repeater and compliance with the terms, conditions and limitations of the Licence.

1. The Radio Equipment may be used as a Data Station and may be operated (but not controlled) by other radio amateurs without supervision, providing that the Licensee:
   1. transmits in accordance with any restrictions as notified by Ofcom;
   2. ensures that the Data Station transmits at powers no greater than 5 Watts ERP;
   3. is able to demonstrate that reasonable steps have been taken to minimise the risk of the Data Station causing undue interference to other authorised uses of radio and provide evidence of this if requested by Ofcom;
   4. is able to close down the Data Station within two hours of being required to do so by Ofcom;
   5. takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the Data Station is only used by an Amateur; and
   6. remains responsible for the operation of the Data Station and compliance with the terms, conditions and limitations of the Licence.
2. Where this is an Intermediate, Full, Full (Club) or Full (Temporary Reciprocal) Licence, the Radio Equipment may be used as a Data Station at powers greater than 5 Watts but no more than 25 Watts ERP, providing that the Licensee:
   1. transmits in accordance with any restrictions as notified by Ofcom;
   2. ensures that the Data Station is identified using the call sign allocated and published by the Radio Society of Great Britain or any other body stipulated by Ofcom for that purpose;
   3. is able to demonstrate that reasonable steps have been taken to minimise the risk of the Data Station causing undue interference to other authorised uses of radio and provide evidence of this if requested by Ofcom;
   4. is able to close down the Data Station within two hours of being required to do so by Ofcom;
   5. takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the Data Station is only used by an Amateur; and
   6. remains responsible for the operation of the Data Station and compliance with the terms, conditions and limitations of the Licence.

1. Unless the Radio Equipment is being used for the purposes of clause 5, the Licensee must ensure that:
   1. Transmissions are only addressed to one or more amateur radio station(s);
   2. Transmissions between amateur stations are not encrypted for the purpose of obscuring their meaning, except for control signals exchanged between earth command stations and space stations in the amateur-satellite service.
2. The Licensee may not make transmissions (either directly or for onward transmission by another station) for general reception other than:
   1. initial calls; or
   2. transmissions to groups or networks of three or more Amateurs as long as communication is first established separately with at least one Amateur in any such group.
   3. Messages transmitted by a Beacon or via a Data Station for reception by Amateurs.

1. The licensee that shall ensure that:
   1. the station is clearly identifiable at all times;
   2. the call sign is transmitted as frequently as is practicable during transmissions; and
   3. the Call sign is given in voice or other appropriate format consistent with the mode of operation.
2. Unless the Licence is an Intermediate Licence with a call sign beginning with a 2, a ‘Regional Secondary Locator’ (‘RSL’) may be inserted into the transmitted call sign, as a new, additional, second character.
3. If the Licence is an Intermediate Licence with a call sign beginning with a 2, a RSL must be inserted into the transmitted call sign, as a new, additional, second character.
4. Where an RSL is used, it must be one of the following:

1. The Licensee may, if notified by Ofcom, insert into the transmitted call sign any additional character, in place of an RSL, as specified by Ofcom.
2. Any suffix, following the ‘slash’ symbol (‘/’) may be added to the transmitted call sign.