UK Frequency Allocations

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Ofcom's Spectrum Information System (SIS) provides information on how radio spectrum is used in the UK, including the types of Wireless Telegraphy (WT) Act licences available from Ofcom and details of tradeable licences
 
The Interactive Spectrum Map is an easy way to browse and search how different spectrum bands are used in the United Kingdom. Use the dashboard to find out how spectrum is being used, by sector and by product/application. 
 
Map covering spectrum from 8.3 kHz to 275 GHz - http://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/spectrum/map.html
 
The UK Frequency Allocation Table details the uses to which various frequency bands are put to in the UK and which bodies are responsible for planning and managing them. It also shows the Internationally agreed spectrum allocations of the ITU - http://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/spectrum/fat.html
 
Ofcom Spectrum Information System - http://spectruminfo.ofcom.org.uk/spectrumInfo/

Proposed FM repeater K2Sat

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The Republic of Korea Air Force Academy has submitted a coordination request to the IARU for the K2Sat satellite, a 3U CubeSat Mission.
 
The K2Sat's primary mission is to demonstrate satellite imaging and transfer, to also test voice repeating capability.
 
The following are the payloads:
1. Onboard camera
2. Onboard voice repeater proposing a V/U FM voice transceiver 3. 9k6 BSPK AX25 downlink for data and telemetry and planning a 2 Mbit QPSK downlink on S Band.
 
The launch is planned for a 500/600km SSO orbit in 2018.
 

AM Licence for Radio Caroline

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Ofcom has announced that Radio Caroline has been awarded an AM licence, providing a new service covering Suffolk and Essex, as one of five new announced community radio licences for medium wave (AM) services.
 
Licences have been awarded to Ark AM in Glasgow, Carillion Wellbeing Radio in West Leicestershire, Radio Caroline in Suffolk and northern parts of Essex, Radio Ninesprings in Yeovil and the South Somerset District and Radio Seerah in Leicester.
 
Community radio services are provided on a not-for-profit basis and focus on delivering specific social benefits to a particular local area or community of interest.
 
Ofcom news release on the award of the new licences - 
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2017/ofcom-awards-five-new-am-community-radio-licences
 
Five AM community radio licence awards: May 2017 PDF - 
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/102044/Five-AM-community-radio-licence-awards-May-2017.pdf