1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 2007

摘要

The principal activities of the Society are to provide services to members who are radio amateurs, short wave listeners or others with interests in radio communications. The Society represents the interests of UK licensed radio amateurs to the regulatory authority in the UK, Ofcom and via the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) to other international bodies. The Society has continued to monitor the threat to the amateur spectrum allocations particularly from low power, short range "homeplug" devices that do not conform to the European Electro Magnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC Directive) which became law in July 2007. The Society has canvassed Ofcom on this matter and on other issues threatening the bands particularly the Microwave bands. The Society continued to work closely with Ofcom to improve the reporting and investigation of abuse on the amateur bands and it is hoped that from these discussions a Memorandum of Understanding will be put in place to allow much closer co-operation between the UK Regulator and the Amateur Radio Observation Service.