> Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
>
> >In a completly unrelated note: are you an amateur radio operator and
> >46is1 is your call sign? if so - where can I buy a radio receiver in
> >Israel? (obviously, I mean the kind of receiver used for
> amateur radio
> >bands, not Galgaltaz...)
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Gilad.
> >
> >
> Don't you need to get a permit, and pass all sorts of tests,
> in order to
> get one? Or is a receiver only exempt from these?
Here goes.
1. Amatour radio callsigns in Israel match the following regex:
4(X|Z)[1-9][A-Z]{2,3}
My callsign is 4Z5KK, for example.
2. In order to be licensed as an amatour radio operator in Israel, you need to pass an
examination by the Ministry of Communitations. The test consists of 3 parts: Basic
electronics, Ham communication protocol, and (for some levels) morse code sending and
receiving. Yes, there are several licensing levels.
If there is interest I can write more about that, but in general you can buy a book,
spend a week studying and a license that enables you to transmit with considerable
power (more that what's allowed for commercial stations) on VHF, UHF and the 2.4GHz
bands, including data. No, you can't transmit (legally) on the bands allocated for
commercial communication, but the allocated spectrum is very very generous.
3. In order to buy a transmitter in Israell you have to have a license from the
Ministry of Communications. Even if you buy it from Motorola, you still need a license
from the MoC. Usually the vendor who sold it to you handles that. If you're a licensed
ham, you still need to apply for a license (it's an automatic procedure).
4. There is some restriction on receivers. I'm not entirely sure what it is, but if
you want to rid yourself of it, you can register as a listener ham. You don't need to
pass any test, and you get a callsign which is matched by 4X-[0-9]{1,} (for example
4X-2348). You can buy any receiver then.
5. It is illegal to smuggle anything of this sort through customs. Today's receivers
and transceivers are small and look much like cellular phones. The customs people
usually can't tell the difference if you just hang it openly on your belt, so you
should never attempt anything illegal such as this and advise them that what you are
carrying is a transceiver.
-- Arik
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