Licensing information
for
Prepared by: OH2MCN - Veke & K4VUD - Charly & DH2GZ/HS0ZEO
- Guenther & G3NOM/HS0ZDZ - Ray & K4VUD/HS0ZCW
- Charly
Status: Feb 2002, Aug '03, Nov '03, Jun 10
Intro: Follow the instructions on the homepage of RAST.
PTT:
Paperwork needed:
The best way to get a license:
Price:
Special calls:
How long before you can operate?
License restrictions:
Customs:
Useful local contacts:
Places to operate from:
Notes:
See also K4VUD Charles Harpone's article in DX Magazine, Jan./Feb. 1999. [email protected]
Addition
From: Zwickl Guenter <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003
Upon taking up residence in Thailand foreigners of countries with reciprocal
agreements with Thailand (currently USA, Switzerland, UK, Austria, Sweden and
Germany) will upon application receive a HS0Zxx callsign in alphabetical order
(they are somewhere at HS0ZET now). Applications as per RAST web site http://www.qsl.net/rast/, contact RAST, namely
HS0ZDZ (Ray) and/or HS1CHB (John) to assist you versus PTT. Other nationalities
unfortunately cannot get a permanent HS0Zxx-license unless a reciprocal
agreement is in place (go for it, I did for
There are currently no CEPT-like short term guest licences being issued,
some old HS0/HC permanent licenses are still in the air but will not be issued
any longer (though some exceptions for diplomats seem still to exist).
73 de Guenter (DH2GZ, HS0ZEO, OE1GZA, VR2GZ,
4Z8GZ)
Addition From:
Charles Harpole [mailto:[email protected] ]
Date: June 2010
Here is some
summary information about
Licensing: Foreign
citizens can operate ham radio in
Five year, renewable,
reciprocal licenses can be obtained by non-Thai citizens upon presentation of a
valid foreign ham license, limited to citizens of the listed nations only
(current list is on RAST English language web site). Other nationalities can not obtain a Thai ham
license (but can operate the club station).
These reciprocal licenses will begin with HS0Zxx and are assigned
sequentially by the Thai licensing authority.
Requests for specific call letters are not usually honored. These licenses are intended for people who
live or have long term visits in
Non-Thai citizens
seeking Thai ham licenses need to apply in person at the National
Telecommunications Commission (NTC, which is, in 2010, being reorganized and
re-named) or arrange a proxy via RAST.
RAST will assist its members or will refer applicants to a local ham who
is expert in these matters. The
processing time varies from several days to several weeks. There is a fee. The license, then, permits, application for a station license and for
importation of a ham rig.
Station license:
All ham radio operators in
Importing ham
radios: Only approved models of ham radios can be imported into
The NTC will
inspect the radio--with paperwork showing license, the import clearance, and
the paid duty--and approve it and attach a numerical sticker to it. At that point, this specific radio can be
used to receive and transmit in
Operating from
Alerts: -Do not
bring in HTs or other non-approved radio transmitters. Cel hand telephones are exempted required
approval.
- Sadly, G3NOM, Ray, is very ill and no longer available to help anyone.
- HS1CHB has helped scores of applicants, for example.
Charles Harpole,
HS0ZCW