Get UK OfW225 2012-2024

You usually need to get a licence if you: play recorded music in public or at your business (including background music on a CD, radio or music channel) stage live music events in public (for example, a concert or festival) play live or recorded music in a theatre.

1800 MHz band: 1781.7 to 1785 MHz paired with 1876.7 to 1880 MHz; 2300 MHz band: 2390 to 2400 MHz; 3800 to 4200 MHz band; and. 24.25-26.5 GHz.

To qualify for each Licence, applicants must pass an examination at the corresponding level, to demonstrate that they have the skills to use amateur radio at that level. The examinations are administered by the Radio Society of Great Britain ('RSGB'), the principal representative body for radio amateurs in the UK.

Licence fees are calculated on the basis of several factors including the size of the coverage area and the popularity of the frequency band and typically range from £75 to £1480 for a single channel assignment.

You can use hand-portable or mobile radio equipment anywhere in the UK, with access to nineteen frequencies spread across four Business Radio frequency bands. Simple UK Light licencees must self co-ordinate with each other for use of these frequencies. This type of licence does not cover use of a base station.

Minimum fee for a licence is £20 and the cost is rounded up to the nearest pound.

You usually need to get a licence if you: play recorded music in public or at your business (including background music on a CD, radio or music channel) stage live music events in public (for example, a concert or festival) play live or recorded music in a theatre.

Simple UK Light: This licence authorises the use of hand-portable or mobile radio equipment anywhere within the UK. Base station use is not permitted. Licensees have access to nineteen frequencies spread across four Business Radio frequency bands and must self-coordinate with other Simple UK Light licensees.