Links to resources
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Radio Amateur Society of Thailand's website in Thai
A history of amateur radio in Thailand
Policy and Regulations of the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand
Thailand VHF band plan
IARU R3 bandplan (Ms Word doc file)
Importing an HF rig? Here is a list of the Thai PTD's type-approved equipment
Application form to join RAST
(PDF format) Right click this link and select "save link as" to download
Application form to become a member of RAST that you can fill in online.
Enter your data and then click "Submit by Email" or "Print Form"
How to make payments to RAST
Amateur radio licensing in Thailand
(with details of how to apply for a bilateral reciprocal licence)
Thai hams can operate in the United States without any need to apply for permission
Formation of the Society
Call area map
Thai calls
How Thai hams helped out after the tsunami
RAST archives
New Year Party, January 2014
October, November and December 2013
September 2013
June, July and August 2013
April and May, 2013
March 2013 AGM meeting
New Year Party, January 2013
November and December 2012
September and October 2012
April to August 2012
February and March 2012
September 2011 to January 2012, including the 2012 New Year party
June 2011 to September 2011
February to June 2011
October 2010 to January 2011, including the 2011 New Year Party
May 2010 to September 2010
January 2010 New Year Party
August-December 2009
July 2008-July 2009
January 2007-April 2008
June 2006-January 2007
April 2006-May 2006
January 2005-February 2006
Useful links
The Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (in Thai)
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
IARU Region 3
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)
Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) in English
QRZ.com callsign search and information
Propagation
DX summit
DX cluster - nice and customisable
Ham Radio Deluxe DX Cluster Analysis
CQ ZONE MAP
NG3K Amateur Radio Contest/DX Page
WORLD WIDE HAM AND DX LINKS
Compiled By AC6V
OH1NOA's ham radio links
DX World's links
K4MG Barry Rimmer Ham Radio Links
VK2CA's radio links
"Antenna Array," an applet to display antenna radiation by Karl L. Barrus
Web sites of hams in Thailand
100 Watts Magazine
Sheridon Street, HS0ZEE
Champ Muangamphun, E21EIC
HS5AL club station in Lamphun
The HF band plan in Thailand
Effective January 1, 1988 Thailand has permitted HF amateur radio operations on the 10-metre (28 MHz), 15-metre (21 KHz), 20-metre (14 MHz) and 40-metre (7 MHz) bands and a decade later, in October 2007, permission was extended to include the so-called WARC bands, 30-metre (10 MHz), 17-metre (18 MHz) and 12-metre (24 MHz) bands as well as authorising segments in the 80-metre and 160-metre bands (the allocation can be seen from the chart below).
Thailand's Post and Telegraph Department, who initially promulgated these regulations on August 4, 1987, the National Telecommunications Commission, which expanded the allotment to amateur radio in 2007 and its successor, the current regulator, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) have all urged Thai HF amateur radio operators to adhere to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 3 bandplan, which is reproduced below.
Superimposed on this chart are Thailand's authorised frequencies in the 80-metre and 160 metre bands, namely, 3.5-3.6 MHz and 1.8 - 2.0 MHz. The allocation for 7 MHz was expanded by 100KHz to 7.0-7.2 MHz in February 2010.
RAST has been lobbying the NBTC for an expansion of the allocation in the 80- and 160 metre bands, as well as for regular use of the 6-metre band, which has been permitted on occasions for a RAST club station to operate in during contests and a draft bandplan has been prepared that will greatly expand the allocation for Thai radio amateurs on HF and VHF and this is expected to be enacted later this year.
Thailand's 2 metre band plan
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