978MHz UAT for Drones (UAS) in the UK

FlightAware ADS-B Flight Tracking
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I see Ofcom and the CAA have issued a joint statement today that 978MHZ is now allowed for drones in the UK:

The original draft was in 2022 but it has been updated today.

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Very odd - what is the point?

It might stop drones crashing into other drones, but nobody else is listening.

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I’m assuming the plan is to use a use some form of rebroadcast like ads-r between 978 and 1090. So far though, I’ve been unable to find any specific details about how it is intended to work.

Edit:
Found this which contains some useful links:

Interestingly, one of their trial sites (Goodwood) is quite local to me.

I’ll have to take a listen.

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Deploying ground-based UAT ADS-B receivers and FIS-B/TIS-B transmitters is mentioned in the Uavionix article.