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Application
Details
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| Following
should accompany the application form |
| (1)
Nationality Certificate with Character Certificate in
the prescribed proforma from a gazetted officer. |
| (2)
2 copies of recent passport size (3 x 4 cms) photographs
duly signed by you on the front side. |
| (3)
Examination fees in the form of Bank Draft (DD) drawn
from a SBI branch of appropriate amount. |
| (4)
Personal particulars (4 copies) in the prescribed proforma. |
| 5)
An attested copy of 'birth certificate' or 'School Leaving
certificate' as a proof of your age (the minimum age requirement
to appear for the examination is 12 years for Grade II
and 14 years for Grade I). |
| After
the declaration of the result, a copy of the result and
your "Personal particulars" would be forwarded by the
Wireless Monitoring Station to the WPC Wing of the Ministry
of Communications & Information Technology, New Delhi.
The WPC Wing, New Delhi would then undertake an interministry
consultation ( Security Clearance/Police Verification
). |
| After
the police verification report is received with a clearance,
the WPC Wing would write to you that you are eligible
for the award of an "Amateur Wireless Telegraph Station
Licence" on payment of the requisite "Licence Fees'. This
process takes a few months of time. 'Examination Fee'
and 'Licence fee' are different and the 'Licence fee'
should be sent only when asked for. This time, the mode
of payment is same as above, but you have to send it directly
to: |
| The
Assistant Wireless Adviser to the Govt. of India, WPC
Wing, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology,
Amateur Radio Section, 6th Floor, Room No.619 SANCHAR
BHAWAN, # 20 Ashoka Road New Delhi-110 001 |
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Tel# 011-23036181 (Extn. from Reception 6181) and 23355441
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Different
grades of licencing examinations & licences
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| (1)
Grade-II (Restricted) Amateur Station Operator's Licence
(if you pass Restricted Grade licensing Examination):
Permits short distance terrestrial communication using
a power output of 10 Watts (dc input power) in the Very
High Frequency (VHF) & Ultra High Frequency (UHF) bands.
The frequencies allocated in these bands ranges from 144
to 146 MHz (in India) and 434 to 438 MHz. Modes of communication
allowed are: Radio Telephony(Voice) using Amplitude Modulation
(AM), Single Side Band (SSB), SSB Suppressed Carrier,
SSB reduced carrier and Frequency Modulation (FM). Communication
range is limited to a very short distance (a typical possible
range may be 35 km only depending on the height of the
antenna or the type of terrain). This type of licence
is useful in a place where there are large number of ham
radio operators concentrated in a township. |
| (2)
Grade II Licence (if you pass Grade-II licensing examination):
Permits worldwide long distance communication in AM, SSB,
FM using a power output of 50 watts in different allotted
short wave bands (high frequency-HF bands ranging from
1.8 to 30 MHz) including the VHF & UHF bands mentioned
above. But entitlement for authorization of voice communication
(radio telephony) is on the basis of providing proof of
having made 100 contacts with other amateur radio stations
using Morse Code (Called Continuous Wave-CW communication).
This means that you have to send back your original licence
to the WPC wing for "Voice endorsement" along with the
photocopies of your log book (see Rules & Regulation Section)
after making 100 Morse Code radio contact. |
| (3)
Grade-I: (if you pass Grade-I licensing examination):
Power output is 150 watts in short waves (in the allotted
HF bands), 25 watts in VHF & UHF (Ultra High Frequency).
An additional UHF spectrum from 1260 to 1300 MHz including
a range of frequencies in Super High Frequency (SHF: 3300-3400
& 5725-5840 MHz) spectrum is available to this category
of licensees. With this licence you can directly use voice
including Morse Code. Other advanced modes like Radio
Tele-Typing (RTTY), Amateur Radio Teleprinting Over Radio
(AMTOR), Packet Radio (-an advanced technique of digital
data communication through computer connected to a wireless
transceiver), PSK31 (the latest digital communication
mode in which a computer equipped with a sound-blaster
card can be directly connected to a wireless transceiver
for data reception and transmission), Amateur Television
(ATV using Slow Scan Telecast: SSTV) are also allowed.
You are also permitted to work amateur radio communication
satellites with this licence. |
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(4) Advanced Grade: Same as Grade-I licence but allowed
to use 400 watts of power in selected sub-bands. This
is the highest grade licence in India.Every ham radio
enthusiast in India aspires to get it. |
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CW
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| Practical
Test on MORSE CODE SENDING & RECEIVING |
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One of the most frequently used "Important" modes of communication
in ham radio is "Morse Code". There is a practical test
on Morse Code sending and receiving (except for Restricted
Grade Licence where this test is not required). This is
a 10 minutes duration test to examine the candidate's
proficiency in sending and receiving Morse Code. Minimum
specified speed to pass the examination is 5 Word Per
Minute for Grade-II licence (5 WPM: 125 letters/characters
sent in 5 minutes). To learn Morse code, a Morse Code
Practice Oscillator can be assembled along with a Morse
Key and a Morse Code learning Cassette can be found useful
( http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/homebrewing_zone.htm ). Morse
Keys are only available at some junk markets. List of
Wireless Monitoring Stations. Correspondece for licencing
examination is to be addressed to Officer-in-charge, Wireless
Monitoring Station. |
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Address
of Wireless
Monitoring Station Thiruvananthapuram
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| Officer
- in - Charge , Wireless Monitoring Station , Ministry
of Communications , GOI Kachani Post , Nettayam , Trivandrum
- 695013. Tel # 2362202 , Fax . 2364333 |
