(1) United States of America (since September 7, 1985)
License Class |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max Power |
Amateur Extra |
1st class |
All modes on all band |
1 K watt |
(Advanced) |
2nd class |
All modes on all bands |
200 watts |
General |
2nd class |
All modes on all bands |
200 watts |
(Technician Plus) |
3rd class |
All modes on all bands except 10 and 14MHz |
50 watts |
Technician |
4th class |
All modes except CW. All bands below 30 MHz except 10, 14 and 18MHz |
10 watts |
All bands above 30 MHz. |
20 watts
|
(Novice) |
Limited 3rd class |
CW only on 3.5, 3.8, 7, 21MHz bands and all modes on 28, 1200MHz bands |
50 watts |
(2) Federal Republic of Germany (since May 1, 1986)
Genehmigungs Klasse |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max Power |
Klasse B |
1st class |
All modes on all bands |
1 K watt |
Klasse A |
3rd class |
All modes on all bands except 10 and 14MHz |
50 watts
|
Klasse C |
4th class |
All modes except CW. All bands below 30 MHz except 10, 14 and 18MHz. |
10 watts |
All bands above 30 MHz |
20 watts |
(3) Canada (since November 16, 1986)
License Class |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Band |
Max Power |
Advanced |
1st class |
All modes on all bands |
1 K watt |
Amateur |
3rd class |
All modes on all bands except 10 and 14MHz |
50 watts |
Digital |
Limited 1st class |
All modes on all bands above 30MHz |
1 K watt |
(4) Australia (since February 25, 1987)
License Class |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max Power |
AOCP |
1st class |
All modes on all bands |
1 K watt |
AOLCP |
4th class |
All modes except CW. All bands below 30 MHz except 10, 14 and 18MHz. |
10 watts |
All bands above 30 MHz. |
20 watts |
NAOCP |
3rd class |
All modes on all bands except 10 and 14MHz |
50 watts |
(5) French Republic (since May 15, 1987)
Classe de license |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max ower |
Groupe E |
1st class |
All modes on all bands |
1 K watt |
Groupe D |
2nd class |
All modes on all bands |
200 watts |
Groupe C |
Limited 2nd class |
All modes on all bands above 30MHz |
200 watts |
Groupe B |
3rd class |
All modes on all bands except 10 and 14MHz |
50 watts |
Groupe A |
4th class |
All modes except CW All bands below 30MHz except 10, 14 and 18MHz |
10 watts |
All bands above 30 MHz |
20 watts |
(6) Republic of Korea (since August 1, 1992)
License Class |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max Power |
1st Class |
1st class |
All modes on all bands |
1 K watt |
2nd Class |
2nd class |
All modes on all bands |
200 watts |
3rd Class (Telegraph) |
3rd class |
All modes on all bands except 10 and 14MHz |
50 watts |
3rd Class (Telephone) |
4th class |
All modes except CW. All bands below 30MHz except 10, 14 and 18MHz |
10 watts |
All bands above 30 MHz. |
20 watts |
(7) Republic of Finland (since June 16, 1993)
License Class |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max Power |
General |
2nd class |
All modes on all bands |
200 watts |
Technical |
3rd class |
All modes on all bands except 10 and 14MHz |
50 watts |
Novice |
4th class |
All modes except CW. All bands below 30MHz except 10, 14 and 18MHz |
10 watts |
All bands above 30 MHz. |
20 watts |
(8) Ireland (since June 16, 1993)
License Class |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max Power |
A Class |
2nd class |
All modes on all bands |
200 watts |
B Class |
4th class |
All modes except CW. All bands below 30MHz except 10, 14 and 18MHz |
10 watts |
All bands above 30 MHz. |
20 watts |
(9) Republic of Peru (since August 1, 1998)
Categorias en Peru |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max Power |
Superior |
1st class |
All modes on all bands |
1 K watt |
Intermedio |
3rd class |
All modes on all bands except 10 and 14MHz |
50 watts |
Novicio |
4th class |
All modes except CW. All bands below 30MHz except 10, 14 and 18MHz |
10 watts |
All bands above 30 MHz. |
20 watts |
(10) New Zealand (since September 29, 2013)
License Class |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max Power |
General Amateur Operator's Certificate |
1st class |
All modes on all bands |
1 K watt |
(11) Indonesia (since October 21, 2013)
License Class |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max Power |
Amateur Extra |
1st class |
All modes on all band |
1 K watt |
Advanced |
3rd class |
All modes on all bands except 10 and 14MHz |
50 watts |
General Novice |
4th class |
All modes except CW. All bands below 30 MHz except 10, 14 and 18MHz |
10 watts |
All bands above 30 MHz. |
20 watts
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(12) Countries listed in CEPT Recommenddetion T/R 61-02 ANNEX 2 Table 1 (since December 21, 2016)
License Class |
Equivalent JA License |
Authorized Modes/Bands |
Max Power |
HAREC |
1st class |
All modes on all bands |
1 K watt |
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