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How to get licensed: Philippines

Official procedure

  1. Apply to NTC for an amateur radio operator examination admission slip and sit the scheduled exam. Official procedure [7]
  2. After passing, use NTC Form 1-03 and the Report of Rating to apply for a new Amateur Radio Operator Certificate (AT-ROC). Official procedure [8]
  3. For your own station, obtain a permit to purchase/possess equipment and then apply for an Amateur Radio Station License (AT-RSL) with proof of the equipment's source. Official procedure [1]
Licensing authority
National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
Cost
NTC exam ₱50. Operator certificate (AT-ROC): ₱60 + ₱30 stamp = ₱90. With your own radio: permit to purchase/possess ₱130 per unit, and a new Class D AT-RSL ₱234 (₱60 filing + ₱144 per year + ₱30 stamp). About ₱504 in year one for one radio; club seminar fee extra. [1]
Processing time

Official timeframe: NTC Regional Office Citizen Charter states three days of agency processing for a complete operator-certificate or station-licence application; exam scheduling is additional. [1]

No qualifying applicant report was found.

Additional requirements
  • For a new operator certificate: NTC Form 1-03, a valid Report of Rating, and three recent 1×1-inch ID photos. [1]
  • For a new station licence: equipment purchase/possession permit, proof of equipment source, and three recent photos. [1]
National amateur radio organization
Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA)

CEPT and visiting operators

This is not listed as a current CEPT member or T/R 61-01 implementer. CEPT visitor privileges are not established here; ask the destination authority before operating. [6] [5]

Sources

  1. National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
  2. Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA)
  3. IARU
  4. CEPT
  5. CEPT T/R 61-01
  6. CEPT T/R 61-01
  7. region7.ntc.gov.ph
  8. ncr.ntc.gov.ph