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Law and administration
The terms that come up in the licence exam and afterwards in letters from the authorities.
- AFuG
- Amateurfunkgesetz (German Amateur Radio Act), covers purpose, licensing and supervision
- AFuV
- Amateurfunkverordnung (AFuV, German amateur radio regulations), covers the details: classes, frequencies, power
- BEMFV
- German ordinance on the verification procedure for protection against electromagnetic fields
- 26. BImSchV
- sets the limits for electromagnetic fields
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- Anyone transmitting more than 10 W EIRP has to notify the Bundesnetzagentur of the station
- Rufzeichenzuteilung
- certificate with callsign and class, issued after you pass the exam
- Klasse N
- entry-level class since 2024: 10 m, 2 m and 70 cm with low power
- Klasse E
- intermediate class: 160 m, 80 m, 15 m, 10 m and the VHF/UHF bands
- Klasse A
- full privileges on all amateur bands
- EMV-Beitrag
- annual fee charged by the Bundesnetzagentur
- Selbsterklärung
- proof under the BEMFV that the limits are met at your location
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