{"id":453,"date":"2024-09-27T09:08:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T09:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/?p=453"},"modified":"2024-09-27T09:08:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T09:08:48","slug":"do-i-need-a-licence-for-a-tourguide-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/do-i-need-a-licence-for-a-tourguide-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I need a Licence for a Tourguide System?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Well, that depends. Most of our radio tourguide equipment operates on its own radio frequency or band of frequencies that do not rely on external networks like Wi-Fi. Most operate in licence-exempt frequencies in the UK and throughout the EU; these systems operate in frequency bands: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1.8-1.9GHz (DECT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.4GHz (independent of wi-fi)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>863-865MHz (UK &#8216;channel 70&#8217;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there may be locations or events where dedicated frequencies are needed that involves obtaining a licence &#8211; in the UK, the licensing authority is ofcom.org.uk  We can advise regarding the most suitable system for special events or locations, and arrange a license if required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spectrum1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spectrum1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spectrum1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spectrum1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spectrum1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spectrum1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/spectrum1-945x630.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Read more about the UK radio spectrum at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/spectrum-statement\/spectrum-statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gov.uk<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, that depends. Most of our radio tourguide equipment operates on its own radio frequency or band of frequencies that do not rely on external networks like Wi-Fi. Most operate in licence-exempt frequencies in the UK and throughout the EU;&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/do-i-need-a-licence-for-a-tourguide-system\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to-guides-tourguide-systems","category-tourguide-systems"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1473,"href":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453\/revisions\/1473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourguide-systems.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}