NTC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 3-1-95 SALE, IMPORTATION AND USE OF AMATEUR RADIO EQUIPMENT January 16, 1995

Pursuant to the provision of Act 3846, as amended, Executive Order No. 546, and in view of the indiscriminate use by some persons of amateur equipment for services other than the amateur service or outside their frequency bands, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) hereby issue the following guidelines and procedures:

I
Definition of Terms

Amateur Radio Equipment - a radio communications equipment intended for the use in the amateur service for the purpose of self-training, intercommunication and technical experimentations carried out by legitimate amateurs.

Expandable Amateur Radio Equipment - a radio communications equipment whose operating frequency channel/range can be modified from its original frequency range specifications.

Non-Expandable Radio Equipment - a radio communications equipment whose operating frequency/channel range cannot be programmed,tuned or modified from its original frequency range specifications.

II
Guidelines

1. The sale, importation and use of amateur radio equipment shall be limited to non-expandable amateur radio equipment within the amateur services only.

2. The operation of amateur radio equipment shall be authorized only within the amateur radio frequency channel/bands.

3. The sale, importation and use expandable amateur radio equipment of those that could be expanded outside the non-amateur band shall not be allowed.

4. The Equipment Standards Division of the Commission shall type amateur equipment to be authorized and shall maintain a list of all type accepted amateur equipments for the guidance of the dealers, general public and the licensing units of the Commission.

5. All previously authorized amateur equipment operated outside of the amateur service band may be allowed for renewal but only up to December 31, 1997 after which all such amateur equipment in non-amateur bands shall be replaced with type-approved accepted models.

Sanctions

Any violation of or non-compliance with this Circular by any person, user, dealer, or manufacturer may be subject to the imposition of a fine or the cancellation, revocation or suspension of its permit/license and/or administrative charges in accordance with the provision of Act 3846, as amended or such other relevant laws.

This circular shall take effect immediately and any order, circular, instruction or memorandum or part thereof which is inconsistent herewith is deemed amended and/or superseded accordingly.

Adopted: 16 Jan. 1995

(SGD.) SIMEON L. KINTANAR
Commissioner

Frequency Band Allocated to the Amateur Radio Service

1,800 -- 2.000 MHz	Primary
3.500 -- 3.900 MHz	Primary
7.000 -- 7.100 MHz	Primary
10.100 -- 10.150 MHz	Secondary
14.000 -- 14.350 MHz	Primary
18.068 -- 18.168 MHz	Primary
21.000 -- 21.450 MHz	Primary
24.890 -- 24.990 MHz	Primary
28.000 -- 29.700 MHz	Primary
50.000 -- 54.000 MHz	Primary
144.000 -- 146.000 MHz	Primary
146.000 -- 148.000 MHz	Secondary
430.000 -- 440.000 MHz	Secondary
1240.000 -- 1300.000 MHz	Secondary
2300.000 -- 2450.000 MHz	Secondary
3300.000 -- 3500.000 MHz	Secondary
5650.000 -- 5850.000 MHz	Secondary
10.000 -- 10.500 GHz	Secondary
24.000 -- 24.050 GHz	Primary
24.050 -- 24.250 GHz	Secondary
47.000 -- 47.200 GHz	Primary
75.500 -- 76.000 GHz	Primary
76.000 -- 81.000 GHz	Secondary
142.000 -- 144.000 GHz	Primary
144.000 -- 149.000 GHz	Secondary
241.000 -- 248.000 GHz	Secondary
248.000 -- 250.000 GHz	Primary