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8 June 2022

Amateur radio update: June 2022

Welcome to our second newsletter of 2022.

Update: consultation on proposed amateur class licensing arrangements

The next stage of our consultation on the proposed amateur class licence and supporting arrangements has been delayed until Q3 2022.

At that time, we will consult on an updated draft amateur class licence, which incorporates feedback and practical suggestions made by submitters. We will also update the amateur community on the status of key outstanding matters, including international recognition of amateur qualifications and call sign management, since we released our Response to submissions in November 2021. 

Information: Misconceptions about licence variations: understanding what’s legal

We have recently received a number of enquiries about licence variations to allow use of higher power. This misconception has stemmed from some historical correspondence from the ACMA that notified licensees of a licence variation under section 111 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

To clear up any confusion, we would like to remind amateur licensees that we assess every application for a variation (that is, high power conditions) individually, based on each case, and old letters sent by the ACMA or its predecessors cannot be used by either the original recipient or other licensees to justify high power operation.

The conditions for operating your licence are only those that are specified in the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination 2015 or in individual conditions stated on the licence record published on the ACMA’s Register of Radiocommunications Licences (the RRL). Our amateur radio factsheet contains more information about regulations applying to amateur radio, and you can send further questions to SpectrumLicensingPolicy@acma.gov.au.

   
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