Radio Equipment Interference Requirements and Regulations

All users of radio equipment are required by the terms of wireless telegraphy legislation to avoid creating undue radio interference with other radio users, including domestic television sets, and their equipment must be designed to minimise it. There are also regulations made under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 that set limits for unwanted radio frequency emissions from certain types of non-radio equipment, such as household appliances and some office machinery (but not computers). In addition there are European Regulations governing the compatibility and immunity to electromagnetic interference of electrical devices. Up to date details of the current regulations can be found on the Radiocommunications Agency website (www.radio.gov.uk). In most situations, therefore, questions of potential interference are of no relevance to the determination of planning applications for the masts or antennas needed to operate a transmitter. Other controls will generally be available to deal with radio interference problems.