Does your amateur radio station comply with EMR safety guidelines? The WIA and RSGB tools enable you to quickly evaluate, mitigate and document your compliance. I expect that in most instances, it would take less than 10 minutes to complete. It really is as easy as a, b, c.

For each transmitting antenna, simply complete the following steps:

a, Flowchart

Download a copy of the flowchart as a PDF or from the WIA’s site and work through it. If you end up with a Compliance Level 1 station, you can skip step b.

b, Calculator

If the flowchart above resulted in your station requiring level 2 compliance, complete the RSGB calculator. Where my antennas are used on multiple bands, I ran the calculator for all bands and document the band with the largest exclusion zones.

c, Document

Record your antenna details and paste a copy of the completed flowchart and calculator (where required) for each antenna in your station’s EMR Safety Management Book. I have provided a template, and a copy of my station file for reference.

And that’s it, you’ll have satisfied your requirement to manage EMR according to the current advice from the WIA.

A word on exclusion zones. Remember that the whole point of the exercise it to ensure you’re not causing any harm. It is up to you to determine what constitutes an exclusion zone in your context which would lead a reasonable person to not stray within it.

Lance

September 2025