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What’s New: The UK is offering licenses, or at least a license, to broadcast eLoran. 

Why It’s Important: The UK has resolved to include eLoran as part of its PNT resilience efforts. Having a process for companies to get a broadcast license shows that:

  • The government is moving ahead smartly with its plans.
  • The plans include having a commercial entity provide eLoran signals, presumably under contract to the government.

What Else to Know: 

 

Statement: Spectrum access for Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) systems at 90-110 kHz

  • Start: 19 May 2023
  • Status: Statement published
  • End: 14 July 2023
Statement published 23 October 2023

Having carefully considered all responses to the consultation we have decided to proceed with our proposals to introduce a new licence product authorising eLoran in the 90-110 kHz spectrum band.

Taking account of consultation responses and our own further considerations, we have made two changes to the licence conditions we proposed in the May 2023 consultation:

  • Increased the notice period for licence revocation to 5 years. The licences will be issued for an indefinite period, and may only be revoked on spectrum management grounds subject to a minimum of five years notice. This is an increase from the three years notice period proposed in the May 2023 consultation and is to provide greater certainty of tenure for investors and operators.
  • Increased the maximum EIRP permitted from any single transmitter to 1 MW (60 dBW).This represents a 4 dB increase from the maximum EIRP of 400 kW proposed in the May 2023 consultation and will allow the eLoran signals to be received in hard-to-reach areas such as in tunnels and deep inside buildings.

Main documents

Statement: Spectrum access for Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) systems at 90-110 kHz

(PDF File, 479.3 KB)

Consultation: Spectrum access for Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) systems at 90-110 kHz

(PDF File, 497.5 KB)

Responses

Responder name Type
Chronos Technology Ltd (PDF File, 96.3 KB) Organisation
General Lighthouse Authorities (PDF File, 235.9 KB) Organisation
Hellen Systems (PDF File, 150.1 KB) Organisation
Hoptroff Smart Timing (PDF File, 152.7 KB) Organisation
Howe, T (PDF File, 149.3 KB) Individual

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