Licenses and Operating Privileges

At present there are five categories of licenses in India. They are:

• Short Wave Listener's License
• Restricted Grade Amateur Wireless Station Operator's License
• Grade II Amateur Wireless Station Operator's License
• Grade I Amateur Wireless Station Operator's License
• Advanced Grade Amateur Wireless Station Operator's License

Permitted bands of frequencies and modes of operation vary, depending on the type of license. SWL License is "listen only" and RG License is "VHF only". A list of authorised frequency bands, modes of operation and transmitter power generally allowed are listed here.

  _______________________________________________________________________
  |                             |                |                      |
  | Frequency Band MHz          | Emission Type  | Power W, DC input    |
  |_____________________________|________________|______________________|
  |                             |                |                      |
  |  1.820  - 1.860             | A1A, A2A, A3E  | 50 for GII           |
  |  3.500  - 3.700             | H3E, J3E, R3E  | 150 for GI           |
  |  3.890  - 3.900             | F1B, F2B, F3E  | 150 for AG           |
  |  7.000  - 7.100             | F3C, A3C, A3F  | (400 for AG          |
  |  14.000 - 14.350            |                | on some sub-bands)   | 
  |  18.068 - 18.168            |                |                      |
  |  21.000 - 21.450            |                |                      |
  |  24.890 - 24.990            |                |                      |
  |  28.000 - 29.700            |                |                      |
  |_____________________________|________________|______________________|
  |                             |                |                      |
  |  144    - 146               | A1A, A2A, A3E  | 10 for RG            |
  |  434    - 438               | H3E, J3E, R3E  | 10 for GII           |
  |  51260  - 1300              | F1B, F2B, F3E  | 25 for GI            |
  |  3300   - 3400              | F3C, A3C, A3F  | 50 for AG            |
  |  5725   - 5840              |                |                      |
  |_____________________________|________________|______________________|

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