23cm Restrictions To Be Imposed In Europe

The 67th CEPT Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) Plenary Meeting held March 24-27 approved ECC Decision (25)01 restricting Amateur and Amateur Satellite operation in the 23 Band (1258-1300 MHz) with effect from December 27, 2025.

The meeting minutes record:

6.2 APPROVAL FOR PUBLICATION OF DRAFT ECC DECISION (25)01 ON GALILEO AND ITS PROTECTION IN 1258-1300 MHZ FROM RADIO AMATEUR

The WG FM Chairman introduced the draft ECC Decision (25)01 on Galileo and protection measures in 1258-1300 MHz in Annexe 06 to 026, which was endorsed by WG FM for publication by the ECC.

24 administrations indicated their intention to implement this Decision, while 1 administration indicated their intention to implement it partially.

Germany stated that they have to determine how to implement this Decision at the national level.

The United Kingdom informed the meeting that it will implement Decision 1 (designation of the frequency bands for Galileo) but will not apply the technical conditions on amateur and amateur-satellite in Decision 2.