REGULATIONS FOR OPERATION OF AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS

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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 23, 1998
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• Content Type: REGULATION

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APPENDIX B
REGULATIONS FOR OPERATION OF AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS
1. Thailand 1/
The radio operator in the American Embassy' s Air Attache Of - .
Tice has supplied the following fragmentary information on regu1a-
tions for amateur radio operation in Thaiiandt
(a) Under the Radio Communications Act of B. E. 2478 (1935)
and amendments and Ministerial Regulations Issued therato, no pri-
vate individual may possess transmitting and receiving radio apparatus.
This provision of the law is not strictly enforced. The licensing off-
fice does not divulge the names of individuals it has permitted to
operate sets.
(b) The International Amateur Radio Frequencies are used;
40 meters -- 7, 000 to 7, 300 lsca.
ZO meters . 14, 000 to 14, 300 hcae.
10 meters 28, 000 to 29.700 kcs.
(c) There is no system for licensing radio operators in Thai1 ,
(4) Amateur radio operation is not authorized normally by iho
government, but an operator could set up a station without any peaaltyy
attached unless the station handled commercftal or espionage inforrnt
(e) No information It, a?-aUable for the handling of "third party"
messages. It Is believed that t government does not object am
long as these messages are nose-commercial in nature and do not
contain classified information.
2. Indonesia 2/
Indonesian Army Headquarters has isaued the following regulctaones
for ,establishment of radio statioast
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Enforrmnation
Army Ne 4quarters
General Staff
Communications Corrmmand Corps
INSTRUCTIONS
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Art .cle 1.
Any individual/enterprise wishing to set iap
a radio station shall apply for a permit to ,Me
Post, Telegraph and Telephone Service in.> ea
district beforehand, this application will be
forwarded to the Central Post. Teeleeg raph and
Telephone Serviced -
Article 2. After receiving the application the Central
PTT Service will forward it to the Bead-
quarters of the Armed Forces of the Repub4
lic of Indonesia. By radio stations.- veer
dirt. 1 are underetood8
a. Amateur's Station
Station operated by an amateur who is
licensed to do so'and who does not aim at
fiaucial galnp but only out of interest In
the radio technique.
b. E perimeentarl Private Station
~~rr raeream
Private stations operated for experixxaeuta ry
purposes to enhance the standard of tecbz ique.
c. Private station for transmitting' news
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Thase private. stations are not operated for
broadcaelting news to the public,. They are
licensed only to transmit to other private
stations news of Interest to licensees,
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Article 3. The A. F. Headquarters will consider/decide
on the granting of the supplication mentioned.
Article 4. After the application has been granted by the
Armed 1~ ossces, registration will be dons and
-further control. exercised by the PTT service
in accordance with the regulations issued by
Artlclc S.
Article 6.
Article 7.
Article 8.
the PTT services;
The stationer` can be used by the Armed Forces
at any timef of ~ncted:'after deliberation with the
Commiss ib of the Chief of Army Staff.
Private and azzaateur?as stations shall not directly
'broadcast to foreign countries for an ita?lea.ate
period.
No code is'to be.:'uced by private or arneteu r$a
stations in transmitting.
The license and trat mitter will be confiscated
immediately upon violation of either articles 6
or 7.
3: Y?Iaili~- roes 3/
A Department of State'seport on Philippine telecommunications Slve
the following summary of amateur radio operations and regt labor so
(a) Terre.v 43 lice wed amateur radio stations in dt6
Philippjfes as of 31rMarch 1951...
(b) As of I January' 1951 the're were sixty-two ? liceuiscd
amateur radio operators.
(c) The following bands of frequencies are allocated exclusively
for use by amateur 'stations.,3. ~ -3, 54 MC-,' operation by all amateur. operas-
tor licensee uaimg Al transaxr,ission,(radio.
telegraphy).
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3.S4-3.6 MC, ope3rattou using A3 or NS F3
transmission by all azmtteur operator licen-
sees,
7.0.7. 15 MC, operation by all amateur
operator licensees using Al transmission
?radlotelegrapby).
14.0 -i4.4 MC, operation by all amateur
operator licensees using Al transmission
(radiotelegraphy' as well as by Class "A"
liceftseea, using A3 f rad$Q- elraphoaae.ampli`
tude.moOulatacd) reserved for 14150 kes. to
14250 kcs. -.Al transmissions not permitted
on this portion of the band.
28.0.
29.7 MC, operation using. A3 or NS
F3 transrnalesion by all amateur operator
licensees.-.
50.0-54.0,MC, operation same no above
f
requency..0.-148.0 MC, operation using AS or N,8
F3 transmission by all amateur operator
frequency..
220. -ZZL' MCP operation same as above
420. -440. MC, Operation same as above
frequecacy.... .
1845. ?1245. MC, operations. same ant above
fr~egusncy.
2300-4450- MC, operation same as above
frequency'..
525O. -5650..MC, operation same as above
frregcaevcy.
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10000.40900. MC, aperatioaa sain as above
frequency.
21000. ?Z2000. MC, operatiEon name a s a ovs
frequency.
The licensees of an amateur station may., subject
to change upon further order from the Radio Control
Division. operate amateur stations with any type: of
emission authorized for such stations and on any. fro..
.quency above 300, 000. kilocycles without separate.
license therefor.,......
-Transmission.by an amateur station may be on. any
. ,frequency within. the. bawds ae signed, . Sideeband.Ire
quencies resultaug from keying or taaadrelaating a trans.
mittear shall be confined within the frequency banduaed,..
(d) An amateur station may b operated only by percoa
holding a. valid amateur operator license. erred- tb n
ertatlp to the extent provided by .the. class of privileges
for. wMch the operator licences is en 4n sed, When as
amateur station uses radiotelephony (types: AS or S 3 ..
emission) the licensee may permit any'persora. to..tranc.
mit by voice. provided a duly licensed amateur, operator,
maintains control Over the emissions by turning the
carder on and off after the tranamisiion,has. been,:
completed.
(e) Amateur radio operator licenses issued by another
goveanu eent are not recognized as valid for opera:ldug
an amateur, '~ataa on in the Hellippinea. ?
ifs .Amateur station Heensea and amateur Operator,. licenses
are issued only to ,persons who. are citizens of t
Philippines. ? it is provided, however. that operator
and station licenses issued to American citizens in
the Philippiane s prior to September ZZ, 1948, shall. be
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valid a+.$ad.ope restive during the term of sucb.licences.
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(g) An amateur station may communicate domestically
only with other amateur stations. In emergencies,
however, it may be used also for communicating with
commercial or Government radio stations, In addi-
tion, amateur stations may communicate with. any
mobile radio. station which is authorized 'by the Secre -
tary of Commerce and Iwiustry'to communicate with
amateur stations, and with stations or expeditions
which may also be authorized to communicate with
amateur stations. They may wand transmissions to
points equipped,only with receiving apparatus for
the measuraament of emissions, observation of trans
mission phenomena, radio control of remote objects,
and for purely experimental purposes.
No amateur; station may be used. to transmit. or re-
calve messages for prang direct or indirect, paid 'or
promised; or. for handling message. which relate to
the business of any person. ffirxn, corporation, ars.socia-
tion or organization.
An amateur station may not be used 'for broads
casting any form of entertainment, nor for the. simul-
taneous retransmission, by automatic means, of sig-
nals emanating from any class of station other than
amateur b
Communication between amateur ,stations in the
Philippines and those in foreign countries is prohibited,
except when otherwise provided by treaty, agreement or
convention. Pending the negotiation of an agreement
with the United. States Government this prohibition
shall not apply to American amateur stations`4ocated
in the United States or to those owned and operated by
members of the U. S. Military and Naval occupation
forces located its foreign countries if the United States
Military and Naval authorities authorize such commu-
nication. At the present. time, there are no agreements
or conventions with foreign countries. Philippine
amateur stations thus currently operate outside the
country only to the United States and occupied areas
under the U, S. Armed Forces.
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