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Amateur Radio Licence Related

Q. Who is qualified to obtain a license?

The licensing authority may issue the license of radio control operator or amateur radio director to the following qualified person: –

(a) Nepalese citizen having completed the age of Sixteen years,

(b) Who can well speak and write both the Nepalese and English languages,

(c) Who has passed written and oral examinations appeared, as per the curriculum approved by the Ministry of Communication, Government of Nepal.

(2) If the Ministry of Communication, Government of Nepal deems appropriate, it may also issue the license of radio control operator or amateur radio director to a foreign citizen for a short period.

(3) Upon issuing the license pursuant to Sub-rule (1) or (2), the level, class of the license and the use and operating standards of radio frequency shall be as prescribed by the Ministry of Communication, Government of Nepal.

(ref. The Radio Communication (License) Rules, 2049 (1992) )

Q. How often the ministry announces examination?

The application is opened once or twice a year as per the conveniences of ministry.

Q. What exams should I pass?

You need to pass two exams:

1. Written test

2. After after passing written test you will have a morse code exam

निम्नानुसार दई चरणमा परिक्षा लिइने छ ।

प्रथम चरण – लिखित परिक्षा पूर्णाङ्क –८०

द्धितिय चरण – प्रयोगात्मक परीक्षा( Morse code ,Practical ) पूर्णाङ्क –२०

Q. What will be the questions like at written examination?

The exam is targeted at candidates who have passed class ten. You will have 70 Multiple Choice questions of of one marks each and two subjective questions of five marks each. You need to get 32 out of 80 to pass.

१. लिखित परिक्षाको माध्यम भाषा अंग्रेजी वा नेपाली , अथवा अंग्रजी र नेपाली दुवै हुन सक्नेछ ।

२. लामो उत्तर दिने ५ अङ्कमा पूरा प्रश्नहरु सोध्न सकिनेछ । एउटै प्रश्न लाई दुई वा दुई भन्दा बढी भागमा विभाजन गरी सोध्न सकिनेछ ।

३. बस्तुगत बहुउत्तर प्रश्नहरुको उत्तर सही दिएको प्रत्येक सही उत्तर बापत १ अङ्क प्रदान गरिनेछ भने गलत उत्तर दिए बापत अङ्क कट्टी गरिने छैन ।

४. प्रथम चरणको लिखित परिक्षा छनौट भएका उम्मेदवारहरुलाई मात्रै द्धितिय चरणको प्रयोगात्मक परिक्षा मा सम्मिलित गराइने छ ।

Q. What is the syllabus for written exam?

Introduction to Amateur Radio: Purpose of amateur radio, Ministry of Information and Communication and its role on amateur radio licensing, Rules and Regulation governing amateur license. (12-15%)

Basic Electricity and Magnetism: Elementary theory of Electricity and Magnetism, Current, Voltage, Conductors and Insulators, Resistance, Resistance in series and parallel, Power and Energy. (12%-15%)

Frequency and Radio Waves: Batteries and Direct Current, Alternating Current, Frequency, Sound and Audio Frequency, Radio Frequency and Wavelength, Modulation of audio signal (AM, FM) and its importance.(12%-15%)

Basic Electronics: Resistor and its types, Capacitor and its types, Inductor and its types, Semiconductors, PN junction(types-I characteristic, Junction breakdown, symbol), Zener diodes, Junction Transistor -PNP and NPN types.(12%-15%)

Basic Electric Circuits: Short Circuit, Open Circuit, Closed circuit, Relationship between resistance, voltage and current (Ohms’ law), Kirchhoff’s’ law and their applications. (10%-15%)

Amateur License: Provisions for amateur Licenses, Amateur Call signs and Station Identification. (10%-15%)

Basic Antenna Design: The value of a good antenna, characteristics of a good antenna, Relationship among Antenna size, Frequency, Wavelength. Types of resonant antennas, Multiband antennas, Loop antennas, Dipole Antennas, Quarter wave vertical antennas, Antennas for listening only. (12%-15%)

Q Signs QRZ,QRM,QRN, QST, QRL, QRS, QRP, QRO (10%-12%)

Q. What are some model questions?

Multiple choice

1. Who enforces the rules and regulations of the amateur service in Nepal?

A. The Parliament | B. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT)| C. Nepal Telecommunication Authority | D. The Press Council

2. Which of the following will produce an alternating current (AC)?

A. A lead-acid automotive battery| B. A solar array| C. A fuel cell| D. A commercial generating station

3. Which instrument would you use to measure electric current?

A. An ohmmeter| B. A wavemeter| C. A voltmeter| D. An ammeter

4. What is the basic unit of capacitance?

A. The farad| B. The ohm| C. The volt| D. The henry

5. If a 100-ohm resistor is connected to 200 volts, what is the current through the resistor?

A. 1 ampere| B. 2 amperes| C. 300 amperes| D. 20,000 amperes

6. What is the definition of an amateur station?

A. A station in a public radio service used for radio communications| B. A station using radio communications for a commercial purpose| C. A station using equipment for training new radio communications operators| D. A station in the Amateur Radio service used for radio communications| 7. What letters must be used for the first two letter in Nepali amateur call signs?

A. BV | B. 9N | C. 9G | D. 9M

8. How often must an amateur station be identified?

A. At the beginning of a contact and at least every ten minutes after that | B. At least once during each transmission| C. At least every ten minutes during and at the end of a contact| D. At the beginning and end of each transmission

Subjective

1. Define AM. How does it differ from FM?

2.Explain the VI characteristic of zener diode and its working as a voltage regulator.

Q. How hard is morse code exam?

You will be given morse code at the rate of 5 words per minute. You need to decode it while being played. A test tone will be played before the actual one for warm up. Remember! You can only hear the question once. You can easily pass practising for about a week.

क। परिक्षामा जम्मा ५ अक्षर र अंक मिश्रित २५ वटा शब्दहरु प्रयोग गरिने। जसमध्ये कम्तीमा १० वटा शब्द विचमा कुनै अंक उल्लेख भएको एमेच्योर रेडियो कल साइन प्रयोग हुने।

ख। परिक्षामा मोर्स संकेत प्रेषणको सुरुवात तिन वटा लहरै प्रेषित V V V अक्षरबाट गरीने।

ग। कल साइन बाहेक अन्य शब्दहरु सार्थक शब्द वा नाम हुने। अर्थ नआउने शब्दको समुह प्रयोग नगरिने।

घ। परिक्षा समाप्त भएपछी परिक्षार्थीहरुलाइ आफ्नो उत्तरपुस्तिकामा भएको कुनै खालि ठाउ भर्न वा त्रुटि सच्याउन ५ मिनेटको समय प्रदान गरिने।

ङ। परिक्षामा मोर्स संकेत सम्प्रेषण Fransworth पद्दतिबाट हुने। संप्रेषित अक्षरको गति २५ अक्षर प्रति मिनेट दरको तर संप्रेषित शब्दको गति ५ शब्द प्रति मिनेटको हुने छ।

Find MOCIT Format Morse Code Practice Sets here.

Q. What is my license validity?

(1) The validity period of a license shall remain valid upto One fiscal year.

(2) A person who intends to get the license renewed has to submit an application to the licensing authority for renewal, in the format as referred to in Schedule-8, prior to expiration of the validity period of the license.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rules (2) and (3), the license to be issued for a short period shall remain valid only for the period mentioned in that license.

(ref. The Radio Communication (License) Rules, 2049 (1992) )

Q. What is the examination and yearly licence fee?

For taking the examinations you need to pay Rs 400.

For issuing the license you need to pay Rs 600 for the first time and renew for half the price for issuing i.e. Rs 300 each year.

The price may change as per the rule by government.

Q. How do I renew my license? What if I fail to renew on time?

(3) Upon an application submitted for renewal of license pursuant to Sub-rule (2), the licensing authority may renew such license by collecting half the fees chargeable pursuant to Rule 9.

(4) If a person comes to get the license renewed after expiration of the time-limit as referred to in Sub-rule (2), the licensing authority may renew such license, by also collecting a fine of ten percent for up to the first one month, twenty percent for up to the second one month, thirty percent for up to the third one month, forty percent for up to the fourth one month, fifty percent for up to the fifth one month and cent percent for up to the sixth one month. A license not got renewed even within six months shall ipso facto be cancelled.

(4a) Notwithstanding contained anything in Sub-rule (4), a person who has not renewed the license until the commencement of this Sub-rule, may submit an application before licensing authority to renew the license within Three months of the commencement of this Sub-rule.

(4b) Upon receiving an application pursuant to Sub-rule (4a), the licensing authority shall renew the license by collecting the renewal Amended by the Third Amendment. fee pursuant to Sub-rule (3), cent percent fine pursuant to Sub-rule (4) and additional fine which is equal to as referred to in Sub-rule (4).

(ref. The Radio Communication (License) Rules, 2049 (1992) )

IOE Amateur Radio Club Related

Q. Which frequency should I use to communicate?

Strictly club members should only use the repeater frequency assigned by the club. (currently Rx- 145.210, Tx- + 0.600 in duplex) for communication through their VHF/UHF handset. For line of sight and testing purpose you may use 145.600 MHz in simplex.

Amatur Radio in Nepal Related

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