After several months of protracted discussions, the Falkland Islands Communications Regulator has provided a final opportunity for non-resident lifetime, VP8 licence owners to have their VP8 callsigns revalidated.

The Regulator issued the following direction on the 27th April 2021:

Notice of Direction made by the Falkland Islands Communications Regulator addressed to those who hold or have held Falkland Island Amateur Radio Licences typically identified by call-signs with a VP8 prefix.

Ofcom has confirmed changes to license-exemption regulations for short-range devices (SRDs), 500 mW ERP is now permitted in 870.0-874.4 MHz

The higher power Licence-exempt devices operating in 57-71 GHz have been affected by Ofcom's new EMF regulation. Such devices are no longer exempt and there will be a charge of £75 every 5 years for a license.

The FCC has announced that rule changes detailed in a lengthy 2019 Report and Order governing RF exposure standards go into effect on May 3, 2021. The new rules do not change existing RF exposure (RFE) limits but do require that stations in all services, including amateur radio, be evaluated against existing limits, unless they are exempted. For stations already in place, that evaluation must be completed by May 3, 2023. After May 3 of this year, any new station, or any existing station modified in a way that’s likely to change its RFE profile — such as different antenna or placement or greater power — will need to conduct an evaluation by the date of activation or change.