Licensing information
for
Prepared by: OH2MCN - Veke
& W7TSQ - Bob & TI5RLI - David & N4CD -
Bob & N7DF/TI9M - Larry & TI2/NI6E – Peter & 9M6DXX
- Steve
Status: June 1996, Jan '98, Dec '99 links added,
Jun '01, Feb '03, Aug '04, ‘08
Intro: You can get your license to operate /TI* with no problems. For TI9 see the blue additions (Feb '03).
PTT (from ITU data base):
Control Nacional de Radio (CNR)
Ministerio de Gobernación y Policía
75 m Norte del la Antigua Pulperia La Luz
Barrio Escalante
a mano derecha casa blanca
about 2 kilometers east of the center of
Telephone +506 2586 4000 / +506 2286 2355
Internet Email comunitaria at msp.go.cr
URL http://www.msp.go.cr
Paperwork needed:
Available from CNR requests:
- Name
- Passport
- Operating Location
- Operating equipment including serial numbers
- Authentication lawyer
- Stamps (available in some book stores and banks)
- Photograph (passport size)
- Photocopy of Passport
- Photocopy of Foreign License
The best way to get a license:
Costa Rica allows foreign amateurs to operate "/TI#" (# is number of
the region where you will be operating) but they are fairly insistent that the
amateur be from a country with which they have a reciprocal agreement. For
example: JH1NBN was allowed to operate as JH1NBN/TI5 because he had a license
from the U.S. (KE3KL). He would have had problems getting the permission with
just his JA call because there is no agreement with
Price:
Less than $2.00 US for the license. Up to $20.00 US for the authentication by a
lawyer of your application (including stamps -- similar to postage stamps).
Special calls:
No "/TI9" licenses are given under the present administration.
For a foreigner to operate from
How long before you can operate?
License restrictions:
Customs:
Useful local contacts:
For further details contact TI5RLI, Dave Gregory:
74617.1577 at compuserve.com
Places to operate from:
Notes:
No special "gifts" are requested -- the government here calls that
corruption and has laws against it. It does happen with the police and others
but there is risk to the officer and the person making the "gift"
(bribe).
David L Gregory, TI5RLI /
TI9X and
W7TSQ at aol.com
Addition from TI5RLI:
There is one error in the
information on licensing that must be corrected.
It is NOT possible to get a /TI9 call. Only TI9... is acceptible (TE9...
also) hence the requirement that a resident or citizen go as part of any group.
Warren Murillo has retired or is in the process of retiring from government
employement so there is someone else in the chair now. He is a lawyer but I
don't have his name handy right now.
Dave,
TI5RLI/TI9X
Addition
From: "ROBERT A VOSS" <TELEGRAPHY at prodigy.net>
Date:
Thu, 31 May 2001 18:56:05 -0500
The information for
Letter (preferably in Spanish), asking for permission,
giving your in-country address(es),
period of operation.
you provide:
one copy of passport,
one copy of license, and they keep both. you bring along:
original of license,
original passport (they did not even look at mine)
15 minutes later, no fee, you have license.
I did this April 2001. (N4CD/TI2, April 4-17, 2001) see < http://www.qsl.net/ti2hmg > www.qsl.net/ti2hmg
for my story and that of German ham who found things the exact same way. Bob Voss, N4CD
Addition
From: "Larry N7DF" <n7df at zianet.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003
When our group got to Costa Rica for the Cocos DXpedition in February 2002 we
were each one granted a /TI9 license and a group call for TI9M. All that was
required was a letter from a resident Costa Rican licensee, copies of our
passports and home licenses.
The TI9** calls are only issued to resident Costa Rican licensees but there is
no restriction on the /TI9 operations. You only need the wherewwithal to get to
See also the TI9M website at http://www.qsl.net/ti9m/
Addition From:
Peter Putnam [mailto: ni6e
at arrl.net]
Date: June 18, 2004
Greetings,
The address you offer to those hoping to obtain a permit to operate in Costa
Rica is no longer correct:
The old address: Control Nacional de Radio (CNR), Ministerio de Gobernación y
Policía
150 metros Sur del Cementerio de San Pedro
Montes de Oca
1344-1011 Y, SAN JOSE
changed in mid 2003 to:
Control Nacional de Radio (CNR)
Ministerio de Gobernación y Policía
75 m Norte del la Antigua Pulperia La Luz
Barrio Escalante
a mano derecha casa blanca
about 2 kilometers east of the center of San Jose.
Otherwise, the info provided by N4CD is correct.
Regards,
Peter
TI2/NI6E
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