GENERAL INFORMATION
Applications
for Society membership should be sent to the Secretary or by post to P. O. Box
45681, Nairobi 00100.
Fee schedule:
Subscription |
Entry Fee (Ksh.) |
Annual (Ksh.) |
Total (Ksh.) |
Full Member (Licensed) |
0 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
Full (New) |
1000 |
4000 |
5000 |
Associate
Member (unlicensed) |
500 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
Student |
75 |
200 |
275 |
Joint Members (Husband &
Wife) |
150% applicable
fee |
Note: Subscriptions are for the
calendar year, renewable each January.
RSK Payment (Prime Bank Account)
Mpesa
Paybill: 982800
Account: 2000029924
The Society Station 5Z4RS, based at the HQ & Shack, is seldom on the
air due to shortage of operators. There is a current campaign to raise member numbers
to include a strategy to facilitate examinations.
Whenever possible the Society supports Radio Scouting and the annual Jamboree
on the Air (JOTA) in conjunction with the Kenya Scouts Association.
Formally
Radio Clubs existed at Starehe
Boys Centre & School, Nairobi and Friends School Kamusinga, in Western Kenya.
Band Usage
The usual Region 1 amateur band limits are authorised
in Kenya, but NOT 4 meters. On VHF the 2 meter
band is confined to the Region I limits 144 - 146 MHz. 160
meters is limited to 1.81 to 1.85 MHz. The 40 meter
band is now extended from 7.0 - 7.2 MHz.
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
has granted us the use of the six metre band – 50
to 52 MHz, under the usual conditions, secondary usage and no interference.
A request has been made for 4 meters, 70 to 70.5 MHz as well, without success,
but the new 60 meter segment 5,315.5 kHz to 5,366.5 kHz has
been granted for Amateur use since early 2017.
We also use 40 meters up to 7,200
kHz but license documents and published frequency schedules may not have
been updated.
Power Supply
In Kenya it is 240VAC, 50hz. Variable
voltage, spikes and sporadic, unexpected, unscheduled power cuts of varying
duration can be expected.
The
major radio suppliers have Agencies in Nairobi, but some spares may take time
to obtain.
East African Time (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania including Zanzibar) is UTC
+3 hours.
UPDATED: 12th February, 2023