Aeronautical licensing - Ofcom

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Spectrum Radio equipment Licence information

Published: 29 February 2024

Ofcom issues licences to cover aircraft, ground-air communications and radio navigation aids and radar. The CAA were previously responsible for this.

Use our online portal to apply for a new aircraft licence. You can also use the portal to:

manage your personal information
manage all aircraft licences

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IR 2050 – Primary Aeronautical Radar (PDF, 109.9 KB)

IR 2051 – Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR) (PDF, 118.3 KB)

IR 2052 – VHF analogue voice and ACARS data link (PDF, 126.8 KB)

IR 2053 – Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) (PDF, 122.2 KB)

IR 2054 – Ground based augmentation systems (GBAS) (PDF, 122.5 KB)

IR 2055 – Instrument landing system (ILS) glide path (PDF, 94.8 KB)

IR 2056 – Instrument landing system (ILS) localiser (PDF, 98.2 KB)

IR 2057 – Microwave landing systems (MLS) (PDF, 94.7 KB)

IR 2058 – Non directional beacons (NDB) (PDF, 98.4 KB)

IR 2059 – HF single side band (SSB) voice and data link (PDF, 106.6 KB)

IR 2060 – VHF mode 2 and mode 4 datalink (PDF, 109.7 KB)

IR 2061 – VHF marker beacons (75 MHz) (PDF, 100.2 KB)

IR 2062 – VOR and DVOR (PDF, 99.5 KB)

IR 2063 – Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) site monitor (PDF, 113.0 KB)

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Aircraft, amateur and ships radio licensing portal

Use our portal to apply for or manage your aircraft, amateur or ships radio licence