{"id":95327,"date":"2016-07-22T13:42:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T13:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/?page_id=95327&#038;lang=ga"},"modified":"2021-10-02T13:46:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T13:46:37","slug":"radio-amateurs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/tionsclaiocht\/speictream-raidio\/ceadunu\/cuardaigh-cineal-ceadunais\/radio-amateurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Amateurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Amateur Station licensing scheme allows individuals to use radio equipment for the purposes of conducting experiments, intercommunication and engaging in self training in wireless telegraphy.<\/p>\n<p>The ITU Radio Regulations define amateur service as &#8220;A Radiocommunication service for the purpose of self-training, intercommunication and technical investigations carried out by amateurs, that is by duly authorized persons interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Guidelines<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>More information can be found in our <a href=\"\/media\/2016\/06\/ComReg0945-R3.pdf\">Amateur Station Licence Guidelines R3<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Application Form<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To apply for a licence please download the \u00a0 <a href=\"\/media\/2016\/06\/ComReg0945aR1.pdf\">09\/45aR1 &#8211; Application Form &#8211; Amateur Station Licence.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Applications should be submitted via email to\u00a0<a title=\"This link will open in a new window\" href=\"mailto:licensing@comreg.ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">licensing@comreg.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To be eligible to apply for a licence applicants are required to have successfully passed a CEPT\/HAREC TR\/61-02 level examination.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants interested in sitting the examination for CEPT\/HAREC TR\/61-02 level radio theory and regulations for Radio Amateur stations examinations in Ireland should contact the Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) for further information <a title=\"This link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irts.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.irts.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Main Types of Licence<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0CEPT Class 1 \/ CEPT Class 2<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Visiting Ireland \/ Reciprocal Licences<br \/>\nTR\/61-01 Signatories<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0non Novice or Intermediate Licence<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0EI\/ home call-sign<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0no longer than 3 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Non TR\/61-01 Signatories<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0&gt;= 3 Months &lt;= 1 Year<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0licence must be seen to be equivalent or reciprocal to TR\/61-01 Signatories<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0non Novice or Intermediate Licence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more\u00a0information\u00a0go to Chapter 6 of\u00a0our\u00a0<a href=\"\/media\/2016\/06\/ComReg0945-R3.pdf\">Amateur Station Licence Guidelines R3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The fees payable for an Amateur Station Licence are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Application \u20ac100*<\/li>\n<li>Licence Amendment \u20ac30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*A \u20ac30 fee is applicable if you are aged 65 or over or in receipt of disability allowance or pension<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radio Amateur Contests<\/strong><br \/>\nThe table below provides a list of all Radio Amateur contests where licensed Radio Amateurs are temporarily permitted to transmit increased power for the duration of the contest. Transmission at the increased power outside of the contest date is not permitted and is a breach of the Radio Amateur licence conditions. ComReg reserves the right to amend the permitted power increases in the future.<\/p>\n<table width=\"943\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0Month<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Contest Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mode<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Power (W)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Frequency MHz<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0\u00a0January<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>CQWW 160M<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0CW<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01500<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0\u00a0February<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0ARRL DX<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0CW<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01500<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>CQWW 160m<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0SSB<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01500<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March<\/td>\n<td><strong>ARRL DX<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SSB<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>CQWW WPX<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SSB<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0May<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>ARI International DX<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0All<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>CQWW WPX<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0CW<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01500<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June<\/td>\n<td><strong>IARU Region 1 FD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0CW<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>All Asian DX<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0CW<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01500<\/td>\n<td>\u00a01.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July<\/td>\n<td><strong>VHF\/UHF FD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>All<\/td>\n<td>1000<\/td>\n<td>144.0-146.0; 70.125-70.450; 50.0-52.0; 430-432.0; 432.0-440.0; 1240-1300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>IARU HF<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>All<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>CQWW VHF<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>All<\/td>\n<td>1000<\/td>\n<td>144.0-146.0; 50.0-52.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0IOTA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>All<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>August<\/td>\n<td><strong>European HF Contest<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>All<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Russian RDA\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>All<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>September<\/td>\n<td><strong>All Asian DX<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SSB<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>IARU Field<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SSB<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>WAE DX<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SSB<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Scandinavian<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>CW<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Scandinavian<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SSB<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>October<\/td>\n<td><strong>Oceania DX<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SSB<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Oceania DX<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>CW<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>CQWW<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SSB<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>November<\/td>\n<td><strong>CQWW<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>CW<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>1.810-1.850; 1.850-2.000; 3.5-3.8; 7.0-7.1;7.1-7.2;14.00-14.35; 21.0-21.450; 28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>December<\/td>\n<td><strong>ARRL 10m<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>All<\/td>\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>28.0-29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Regulations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The regulations governing the issue of Radio Amateur Licences are the Wireless Telegraphy (Amateur Station Licence) Regulations, 2002 <a title=\"This link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/eli\/2009\/si\/192\/made\/en\/print?q=192&amp;years=2009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(S.I. 192 of 2009)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"\/media\/2016\/06\/ComReg0945-R3.pdf\">09\/45R3<\/a>&#8211; Amateur Station Licence Guidelines<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"\/media\/2016\/06\/ComReg0945aR1.pdf\">09\/45a<\/a> &#8211; Application Form &#8211; Amateur Station Licence<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0 <a href=\"\/media\/2016\/06\/ComReg0945bR1.pdf\">09\/45b<\/a> &#8211; Application Form &#8211; Amateur Station: Club Licence<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"\/media\/2016\/06\/ComReg0945cR1.pdf\">09\/45c <\/a>&#8211; Application Form &#8211; Amateur Station: Automatic Station Licence<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"\/media\/2016\/06\/ComReg0945dR1.pdf\">09\/45d<\/a><a title=\"This link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/publication\/application-form-additional-authorisation-frequency-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; Application Form &#8211; Additional Authorisation (Frequency &amp; Power)<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"\/media\/2016\/06\/ComReg0945eR1.pdf\">09\/45e<\/a><a title=\"This link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/publication\/application-form-amateur-station-special-event-licence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; Application Form &#8211; Amateur Station: Special Event Licence<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 <a href=\"\/media\/2016\/06\/ComReg0945fR1.pdf\"> 09\/45f <\/a>&#8211; Application Form &#8211; Amateur Station: Visitors Temporary Licence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Amateur Station licensing scheme allows individuals to use radio equipment for the purposes of conducting experiments, intercommunication and engaging in self training in wireless &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/tionsclaiocht\/speictream-raidio\/ceadunu\/cuardaigh-cineal-ceadunais\/radio-amateurs\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"parent":90459,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-topic-pages-noanchors.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"class_list":["post-95327","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95327\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}