Amateur Radio Operator License

Operation of an amateur radio station requires an Radio Amateur License issued by Directorate General of Post and Telecommunications. There are four classes of license: No Code, Novice, General and Advanced. Before receiving a license, you must pass an examination organized by the state institution above. Most of new amateur operators start with the Novice Class and then proceed class by class as their skills and abilities increase in operating an amateur radio station.   Only a few newcomers begin at No Code class.

By the law, every amateur radio has to become a member of Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia (ORARI). ORARI is a member of The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). For more information, please contact ORARI Headquarters in your area.

A unique callsign is assigned to each amateur radio station during the processing of its license. Each amateur callsign has a two letter prefix (YB, YC, YD, YE, YF, YG or YH) indicating the station class, a numeral (1 to 0) named call-area indicating the geographic region of Indonesia, and a one to three letter suffix (in several call-areas indicating the province area).

Foreign amateur who wish to obtain license in Indonesia should have a temporary residence or residence permit in Indonesia and a reciprocal agreement has been established by the two countries. License class and privileges will be issued based on original license possessed and valid for only 1 (one) year. Callsign will be allocated with a special suffix under AQA to AZZ. Guest operator is strictly prohibited. For more information, please contact ORARI National Headquarters.

Classes of Amateur Radio Station Licenses

Class	Prefix	Privileges
No Code (Pemula)	YH	Permitted only to operate in 2m band except on satellite segment. See Band Plans for detailed frequency privileges. Maximum transmitting power permitted 10 watts. Permitted for domestic/national communications only. Validity of license 2 (two) years.
Novice (Siaga)	YD, YG	Permitted to operate on all HF band (CW only) except on 20 meter. Permitted only to operate on 80 meter on PHONE mode. See Band Plans for detailed frequency privileges. Maximum transmitting power permitted below 30MHz : 10 watts. Maximum transmitting power permitted above 30MHz : 30 watts. Permitted for domestic/national communications only. Validity of license 3 (three) years.
General (Penggalang)	YC, YF	Permitted to operate on all HF band except on 20 meter. See Band Plans for detailed frequency privileges. Maximum transmitting power permitted below 30MHz : 150 watts. Maximum transmitting power permitted above 30MHz : 75 watts. Permitted for international communications. Validity of license 5 (five) years.
Advanced (Penegak)	YB, YE	Permitted to operate on all band. See Band Plans for detailed frequency privileges. Maximum transmitting power permitted below 30MHz : 500 watts. Maximum transmitting power permitted above 30MHz : 180 watts. Permitted for international communications. Validity of license 5 (five) years.

Source (in Indonesian language) :
SK DIRJEN POSTEL NO. 027/DIRJEN/1998
ANGGARAN DASAR DAN ANGGARAN RUMAH TANGGA ORARI

Call Areas & ORARI Headquarters Addresses

Call Area	Province	Suffix of Callsign	Address
Ø	DKI Jakarta	AA-YZ AAA-PZZ RAA-ZZZ	Jln Casablanca 55 Jakarta 12960 Phone : (021) 829-5675    (021) 831-0455 Email : [email protected] http://www.qsl.net/yb0zz/
1	West Java	AA-YZ AAA-PZZ RAA-ZZZ	Jln Situ Aksan 25 Bandung 40221 Phone : (022) 636-619 Email : [email protected]
2	Central Java	AA-TZ AAA-PZZ RAA-ZZZ	Gedung Plaza Simpang Lima Lt. 7B Semarang 50001 Phone : (024) 413-346 Email : [email protected]
	DI Yogyakarta	UA-YZ XAA-ZZZ	Jln Glagahsari 19A Yogyakarta 55164 Phone : (0274) 379-121
3	East Java	AA-YZ AAA-PZZ RAA-ZZZ	Jln Putat Indah 1 Surabaya 60189 PO Box 1059, Surabaya 60010 Phone : (031) 566-2322 Fax : (031) 567-0095 Email : [email protected]
4	Jambi	AA-EZ AAA-EZZ	Jln Haji Agus Salim 6 Kota Jambi 36137 Phone : (0741) 633-94
	South Sumatera	FA-LZ FAA-LZZ	Jln Angkatan 45 no.17 Palembang 30137 Phone : (0711) 321-145
	Bengkulu	MA-RZ MAA-PZZ RAA-RZZ	Jln Meranti 1A Sawah Besar Bengkulu 38228 Phone : (0736) 229-31
	Lampung	SA-YZ SAA-YZZ	Jln Laksamana Malahayati no.19 Teluk Betung Bandar Lampung 35222 Phone : (0721) 636-619
5	West Sumatera	AA-MZ AAA-MZZ	Gedung Olah Raga Agus Salim Padang 25121 Phone : (0751) 593-43
	Riau	NA-YZ NAA-PZZ RAA-YZZ	Jln Dr. Sutomo 17 Pekanbaru 28142 Phone : (0761) 244-05
6	DI Aceh	AA-GZ AAA-GZZ	Jln Kulu 61 Kp. Sukaramai, Blower Banda Aceh 23243 Phone : (0651) 440-26
	North Sumatera	HA-YZ HAA-PZZ RAA-YZZ	Jln Kapten Muslim 189 Medan 20124 Phone : (061) 845-8666
7	West Kalimantan	AA-GZ AAA-GZZ	Jln Yos Sudarso 17 Pontianak 78113 Phone : (0561) 321-07
	South Kalimantan	HA-NZ HAA-NZZ	Kompleks Mandastana no.5 RT 31 Jln Gatot Subroto Banjarmasin 70236 Phone : (0511) 256-172
	Central Kalimantan	OA-TZ OAA-PZZ RAA-TZZ	Jln Ramin II no.49 Palangkaraya 73111 Phone : (0536) 214-67
	East Kalimantan	UA-YZ UAA-YZZ	Jln Merdeka 279 Samarinda 75117
8	South Sulawesi	AA-HZ AAA-HZZ	Jln Singo no.52 Ujung Pandang 90132 Phone : (0411) 854-560
	South East Sulawesi	IA-LZ IAA-LZZ	Jln Bunga Kamboja 19 Kendari 93121
	Central Sulawesi	MA-PZ MAA-PZZ	Jln Dr. Soeharso 55 Palu 94111 Phone : (0451) 282-80
	North Sulawesi	QA-UZ RAA-UZZ	Jln TNI no.193 Manado 95124
	Maluku	VA-YZ VAA-YZZ	Kanwil Departemen PU Propinsi Maluku Jln Panjaitan Ambon 97124
9	Bali	AA-FZ AAA-FZZ	Gedung PWI, Jln Gatot Subroto Denpasar 80116 Phone : (0361) 751-888
	West Nusa Tenggara	GA-KZ GAA-KZZ	Jln Sriwijaya 295 Mataram 83127 Phone : (0370) 228-61
	East Nusa Tenggara	LA-PZ LAA-PZZ	Stadion Merdeka Lantai 2, Jln A Yani Kupang 85225 Phone : (0380) 239-87
	Papua	VA-YZ VAA-YZZ	Jln Ahmad Yani 52 Jayapura 99111 Phone : (0967) 333-20

ORARI NATIONAL Headquarters :

Jalan Karang Tengah Raya 59 B Lebak Bulus Jakarta 12440, Indonesia P.O.Box 6797 JKSRB Jakarta 12067, Indonesia E-Mail : [email protected]

Phone : (62) (21) 7581-6884 (62) (21) 7581-6885 Fax : (62) (21) 766-8726

The addresses courtesy of Faisal Anwar, YB1PR