information for
Prepared
by: OH2MCN - Veke & G0XFT, G8XFT, 5B4ZL, ZC4ZL,
VP8CQJ - Jon, 5B4MF - Spyros, G0SGB – Steve & 9M6DXX
– Steve, 5B8BA - Paul
Status: January 1997, Feb '98, May '99, Dec '99 links
added, Jan '01,
Aug '06, ’08,
Apr ‘13
Intro: This is the information that I can offer now. Cypros implements CEPT Recommendation TR 61-01 and no
separate license is needed if you have joined CEPT. For other than CEPT
countries the following is the best information that we have.
PTT:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Communications and Works
CY-1302
Telephone +357 22 814 840)
Fax +357 22 321 925
Email: info.dec at mcw.gov
Paperwork needed:
Your licence and a photocopy (for your file - they can
do it there)
The best way to get a license:
Visit the Ministry in person: 8am - noon, Mon - Fri
Price:
£C10 per year, plus a £C10 issuing fee, and a £C15
administration fee (I think these are current)
Special calls:
For special events, contests and so on
How long before you can operate?
Under CEPT, immediately with no need to visit -
immediately with an interim visitor's permit (free from the ministry) - usually
within a month but can take longer for a full licence
License restrictions:
A (5B4 - CEPT 1) and B (5B8 - CEPT 2) as per UK
regulations, but no /AM, /MM or satellite operation without a variation - to do
/M, advise the ministry of your registration number to allow checks if the
police challenge you (not sure how this works with CEPT though) available
immediately on request - best to make a personal visit to do this
Customs:
Not usually a problem for visitors, but the duty
charged (when it is) is usually at the interpretive whim of the particular Customs
officer
Useful local contacts:
Places to operate from:
Notes:
Not a good idea to operate in the
occupied areas. Though technically they are still 5B, the Turkish authorities
take a dim view. Also, do not contact pirate 1B1 stations as the
Jon Carp < g8xft at dircon.co.uk >
Addition
from Steve Bryan [g0sgb at blueyonder.co.uk]
Date 12.7.2006
If you
have a good and plausible reason you can try to apply at Capt Bill Walker, J6
Branch, HQ BFC, BFPO 53; tel in UK 00-357-25962167. He needs a copy of YOUR
current Licence and Good reason why you want to operate on the SBAs in
73 Steve G0SGB
DX Holiday ZC4 – U.K. Base, Cyprus
Addition
From: "Spyros Stavrinides" < ssltd at spidernet.com.cy >
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 19:01:34 +0200
Dear Veikko,
Thanks for your email and the very useful work you are doing to the Amateur
Community. I shall publish the reference in the next issue of our newsletter. I
have checked the information on
A FEW
NOTES FOR AMATEURS WHO WANT TO VISIT
1. CEPT AGREEMENT
Remember to
bring with you and have on you whenever your operating your CEPT licence as the
Police is a little sensitive these days to foreigners going around with radio
equipment.
Because of the
CEPT agreement you can import, on a temporary basis if you do not intend to
leave your equipment here and therefore pay the relevant import duties, your
Amateur Radio Equipment into the island. The Ministry of Communications has
sent a circular to the Customs Department informing them of this. Unfortunately
you may occassionally meet with a customs officer who has not read or does not
remember this circular and who will insist that it is not allowed to import
such equipment. In that case please try to contact the Ministry of
Communications and Works at the number below. Unfortunately the Ministry works
7.45-14.30 on weekdays only.
If you have any
problems while in Cyprus you can try to communicate with the following:
Ministry of Communications & Works (07.30 - 14.30) in Nicosia
02-800207 (Mr Antonis Antoniades)
02-800208 (Mr Stavros Gerosimou)
02-800211 (General Number)
02-776254 (Fax Number)
CARS President: Andreas Mavrides 5B4LP on mobile phone 09-621397
CARS Secretary: Spyros Stavrinides 5B4MF, 02-434131(W), 02-435114(H),
09-620274(Mobile)
CARS Committee Member: Phidias Spanias on mobile phone 09-657572
2.
VHF/UHF ACTIVITY
In Cyprus we have, on paper at least, 5 VHF and 1 UHF repeater but not all are
operational all the time as we have many technical problems with the repeaters
themselves and also a lot of problems with permits relating to the location of
the repeaters.
Most repeaters need tones in order to be accessed.
R0 145.600 No tone (Currently not installed)
R2 145.650 Vavatsinia 88.5 Hz
R4 145.700 Limassol 88.5 Hz
R5 145.725 Troodos 88.5 Hz (Out of order)
R6 145.750 Paphos 88.5 Hz (installed temporarily at 5B4VL)
The input offset for all these repeaters is -600KHz.
RU 439.600 No tone
The input offset for this repeater is -5MHz (434.600 MHz).
3. DX
PACKET CLUSTER
A DX Packet cluster operates in
Two nodes can be used to access 5B4NDX:
Node 5B4CYA-1 (alias ONE)
Node 5B4CYA-9 (alias CYP96)
Both nodes are on 144.675
The cluster is
connected via internet link to European and American Clusters to get and give
out DX spots.
4. QSL INFO
Please remember to always give out your QSL info whenever you operate on the
air from
We wish you an
enjoyable stay on the
On behalf of the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society,
Spyros Stavrinides 5B4MF < ssltd at spidernet.com.cy >
Secretary
Update by Kwac Ka <kwacka222 at gmail.com>
Date: 13.4.2013
Hi,
many thanks for all your work on the QSL.net site regarding various country's
licensing requirements.
Updating for the
http://www.cyhams.org/index.php/en/faqs/27-visiting-cyprus-faqs/89-cept-agreement
If it would be helpful for me to
post a precis to you please let me know.
Paul, 5B8BA
Travel info: DESTINATION CYPRUS and subWWWay to Cyprus