The “UK Simple” Ofcom licence is the simplest and easiest legal licence to obtain in order to legally use walkie-talkies other than the low-powered “PMR446” radios in the United Kingdom.
This licence costs ยฃ75 and is valid for five years.
List Of UK Simple Radio Frequencies
VHF Low Band
In practice, the VHF low band is rarely used for walkie-talkies.
- 77.6875 MHz
- 86.3375 MHz
- 86.3500 MHz
- 86.3625 MHz
- 86.3750 MHz
VHF Mid / High Band
Walkie-talkies used mainly for outdoor / open country work use these VHF frequencies.
- 164.0500 MHz
- 164.0625 MHz
- 169.0875 MHz
- 169.3125 MHz
- 173.0500 MHz
- 173.0625 MHz
- 173.0875 MHz
UHF Band
Most commercial, general purpose walkie-talkies use the UHF band, because it gives good “all round” performance.
- 449.3125 MHz
- 449.4000 MHz
- 449.4750 MHz
- 458.7875 MHz
- 458.8000 MHz
- 458.8125 MHz
- 458.8250 MHz