FOR FOREIGN AMATEUR RADIO LICENSEES TO ESTABLISH A STATION IN JAPAN REQUIRED DOCUMENTATIONS Please submit the following documents with your application. (1) Completed station information form JARL-96-04. (2) Signed Letter of Authorization (JARL-04-09A) allowing JARL to submit the application on your behalf. (3) A photocopy of your current amateur radio operator certificate. (4) A photocopy of photograph page of your passport. (5) An international money order for funds due, or a photocopy of bank transfer confirming that the appropriate funds have been transfered to JARL. SUBMISSION The application must be submitted at least 60 days prior to date you wish to start operation in Japan. Submit your application to:
LICENSING INFORMATION (1) Those who have valid amateur qualification mentioned in Annex 1 are eligible to establish and operate an amateur station in Japan, regardless of their nationality. (2) It is recommended to apply for a portable/mobile 50W station license for the operation anywhere in Japan. (3) If you wish to operate a radio with more than 50W output power, you need a fixed station license. If you need both portable/mobile and fixed station license, the application fee is charged for each license. (4) When your Japanese amateur radio license is granted, it will be forwarded to your Japanese mailing address stated in item 6 of station information (JARL-96-04). (5) You may use JARL's address for item 7of station information (JARL-96-04), if you choose mobile/portable station, and you can receive your license at JARL's office in Tokyo by presenting your passport or any other kind of ID. In this case, please state 'HOLD MY LICENSE AT JARL' in item 6, and add 300 Yen annual spectrum utilization fee to your payment. (6) Fees payable for station license are: 50W or less, Yen 4,300 (mobile/portable station); more than 50W but not more than 200W, Yen 8,100 (fixed station only) as of July 1, 2009. (7) Station licenses will be granted for a period of your authorized stay in Japan up to five years, and not beyond the expiration date of your certificate. The license is renewable at 3,050 Yen per application. Five-year licenses are available for those who hold 'PERMISSION FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE' (visa category 4-1-14) from Minister of Justice, Japan, but proof of this visa status must be provided with your application. (8) Different application procedure is necessary if you plan to run more than 200W output. Applications using the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) specified form, all filled out in Japanese, must be submitted directly to the regional Bureau of Telecommunications (BT) in the call district where you will set-up your station in Japan. After provisional approval by BT, you must go through on-site inspection of your station by BT before being granted your license. This procedure may take more than three months. Please contact JARL (see item 2) beforehand for more details. (9) If your radio has 'Technical Standard Certification Number*', please mention the number along with the model and manufacturer names in your application form. (10) If your radio does not have 'Technical Standard Certification Number*', your radio needs to be assured by the authorized assurer called "JARD ". The assurance fee is Yen 5,500 for a single radio and Yen 1,100 each for additional radios. (11) Payment can be made either by; - bank transfer to JARL's account (Please kindly pay the bank charge at the recipient bank too.), or
- International Money Order payable in yen to the Japan Amateur Radio League, or - Paypal
* Technical Standard Certification Number The Japan Amateur Radio Development Association (JARD) is an organization authorized by the MIC to testify amateur radio equipment. To avoid radio interference and illegal operation caused by out-of-standard radio equipment, JARD makes technical inspection on the basis of 'Regulation for Technical Standard Certification on Specified Radio Equipment' and issues the certificate (Technical Standard Certification Number) on each equipment that it has successfully passed the inspection to prove that the equipment, thus inspected and passed, complies with the said technical standard.
F A Q ❉Does JARL accept credit card? Sorry, we do not have the credit card facility as a payment option, but we can accept your payment through Paypal. ❉Is there a way to operate without establishing my own station? Yes, according to the Japanese guest operation rules, if you have valid amateur qualification mentioned in Annex 1, you are eligible to operate local amateur radio stations. For your information, major points of the system are: (1) Guest operators must have valid amateur licenses. (2) Guest operators must operate according to his/her own licensed qualification, as well as hosts' stations' scope of operation e.g. output power, bands and modes etc. (3) Host (licensee) must be present during the guests' operation. (4) Guest operators identify themselves with hosts' callsign followed by his/her own callsign or name. ❉Today I received my Japanese reciprocal license. Q: On the lower part of the License it says type of emission, frequency, and power, but it only shows 3 letter code. What does it mean? A:It consists of one number followed by two alphabets. The number shows the licensee's class of amateur operator certificate, the second alphabet letter shows Amateur service and the last alphabet letter shows the type of license where F represents Fixed location license and M represents Mobile license. Next table shows the maximum privilege for each code although the actual privilege of each license is bound by the registered radio(s). In other words, you can operate registered radio(s) only.
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