Licensing information
for Honduras - HR
Prepared by: OH2MCN - Veke
& Kenton Brown & HR1JMA - Juan Carlos
Status: June 1996, Dec '99 links added, Jun '01, Mar '02
Intro: The best way to get a license: In Honduras, Amateur Radio Licenses are
extended by CONATEL (National Telecommunications Commission). For a temporary
amateur radio license, please do the following.
Note: This information is provided by Juan Carlos
Mercado A., HR1JMA; a member of Radio Club Tegucigalpa and FEDEHCRA (Federacion
Hondureña de Clubes de Radioaficionado) on 15 May 2004
see http://www.qsl.net/hr1rct/licenciatemporalextranjeros.htm
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY WITH YOUR APPLICATION
Please send your application to:
Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL)
Secretario Comsionado
P.O. Box 15012, Toncotin, Comayagüela, Honduras, C.A. or
Col. Modelo, 6th Ave, contiguo a Hondutel de Toncontin. Comayagüela, Honduras,
C. A.
Web Page: www.conatel.hn
E-Mail: secretaria at conatel.hn
Phone:
504-234-8600
Fax:
504-234-8611
Paperwork needed:
1. License
extended by the FCC or national regulator.
2. Copy of licenses received from other countries
3. Passport (personal data and Honduran visa)
4. Letter explaining amateur radio intentions while in Honduras
a. Address where you will be staying
b. Length of stay (arrival and departure dates)
c. Equipment, bands, and operating modes
d. Please specify if you need a special call sign
e. Personal contacts in Honduras; phone and address
The best way for send this documents is via fax 504-234-8611.
Also, you
can send this information by certified mail to CONATEL or by Email to secretaria at conatel.hn
Please
send a copy of the documents also to:
Radio
Club Tegucigalpa
Colonia Palermo, Calzada Guadalupe, Avenida Independencia, Casa #428 A.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America
P.O.Box 3256. Tegucigalpa; Honduras
Phone: 504-239-4149
Fax: 504-239-3608
If you
need more information, you may also contact:
Juan Carlos Mercado, HR1JMA
E-mail: jcmercandi at yahoo.com
Radio Club de Honduras [RCH]
Location: Colonia El Altiplano, San Pedro Sula
Address: P.O. Box 273, San Pedro Sula
Tel: +504 556-6173 <HQ>, 566-1255 <HR2HEG>, 552-5872
<HR2AAB>, 547-8484 <HR2JMA>
Fax: +504 556-6173 <HQ>
Email: RCH at mayanet.hn <HQ>,
CYSSA at mayanet.hn <HR2HEG>, aleman at globalnet.hn <HR2AAB>
Web: http://www.qsl.net/hr2rch/
President: Vinicio De Leon, HR2MVD
Vice President: Hugo Emilio Guerra, HR2HEG
IARU liaison: Arturo Aleman, HR2AAB
Secretary: Ruth Erazo, HR2RJE
Last updated: 9-Mar-2003
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