Licensing information for Ireland - EI
Prepared by: OH2MCN - Veke & Don - W4ZYT/EI2IM & OH2MCN - Veke
complete update
Status: Nov 1996, Feb '98, Feb '08
Intro: Visitors permits can be applied from ComReg.ie
and for Europeans (CEPT), Ireland implements CEPT TR 61/01.
The following instruction have been copied from the IRTS
pages. Please check their pages for any possible changes and updates.
Information for Visitors to Ireland
Ireland has adopted CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01, which allows radio
amateurs from certain countries (see below), who hold a 'CEPT radio amateur
licence' and who are temporary visitors to Ireland, to operate without applying
for a visitors licence. The text of Recommendation T/R 61-01, which includes
tables of equivalence between national licences and licences issued by countries
participating in Recommendation T/R 61-01, along with a document showing
implementation in each country, is available from the European
Radiocommunications Office Document Database. These documents are also
available on our Downloads Page.
Visitors to Ireland should note:
1. Licensed amateurs not holding a CEPT radio amateur licence will need to
obtain a Temporary Visitors Permit from ComReg. Such Permits are issued on the
strength of the visiting radio amateur’s home licence, and allows him or her
to operate equipment in Ireland for a temporary period. An application form for
a Temporary Visitors Permit can be downloaded from the ComReg site (ComReg's
Experimenters Pages).
2. Visitors must comply with Irish radio experimenter regulations (for example,
as regards frequencies, power limits etc.). See the ‘Radio Experimenters
Handbook’ available for download from the ComReg site (ComReg's
Experimenters Pages).
3. As Morse Code is no longer a requirement in Ireland to operate on the HF
bands, holders of Class 1 or Class 2 CEPT licences may operate on all bands
(subject to the regulations mentioned above).
4. Visitors operating under CEPT regulations should use their own call preceded
by "EI/", followed by "/M" if operating from a vehicle.
There is no requirement to use "/P" when operating portable in
Ireland.
5. Note that the CEPT provisions apply only to temporary visitors.
Long-stay visitors must apply for an EI licence in order to operate. The
following countries have adopted CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01:
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America
Note for CEPT licence holders travelling abroad:
Visitors should check with the local administration to establish what call sign prefix should be used in visited countries / regions, and whether Morse Code proficiency (i.e. a Class 1 CEPT licence) is required to operate on the HF bands. France includes French territories such as Guadeloupe (prefix FG) and Martinique (prefix FM). Portugal includes Madeira (CT) and the Azores (CU). Denmark includes Faroe Islands (OY) and Greenland (OX). Norway includes Svalbard (JW).