Wanna be a Ham?
Getting a Ham License in India
The Ham license is the key to get you on the air. Getting a license in India is not a difficult issue. You need to know the following topics:
- Basics of electronics.
- Rules and regulations specified by WPC. (You can download the rules and regulations here)
- Send and receive messages using morse code.
Learning the morse code is not so difficult. IIH conducts classes periodically to teach you all of the above. Contact us to know when the classes for the next batch commences. For those who are not very conversant with electronics, IIH conducts extensive classes conducted by experienced instructors like Mr.Marcus. You can also have a look at the syllabus for the examinations here. The examinations are conducted very often. The usual schedule is as follows:
- In Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai it is conducted every month.
- In Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Nagpur it is conducted in the month of January, March, June, August, October & December.
- In Ajmer, Bangalore, Darjeeling, Gorakhpur, Jullundur, Goa, Mangalore, Shillong, Ranchi, Srinagar and such other places where a monitoring station of the Monitoring Organisation of the Ministry of Communications is located it is conducted in the month of January, April, July and October.
But before appearing for the examination you need to submit an application. You can get the hard copies of the application forms at IIH. Alternatively you can download it directly from here and fill it up. Please note that you need to submit a hard copy of the application only.
There are five categories of licenses, namely :
Advanced Amateur Wireless Telegraph Station Licence;
Amateur Wireless Telegraph Station Licence, Grade-I;
Amateur Wireless Telegraph Station Licence, Grade-II;
Restricted Amateur Wireless Telegraph Station Licence;
Short Wave Listeners' Amateur Wireless Telegraph Station Licence.
The validity of the license is for a period of 2 or 5 years. After this period you can get it renewed by applying for a renewal to the license issuing authority. You can download the form
here. You can use the same form for obtaining a duplicate license incase you lose the original license.
If you have any questions or need clarifications on any aspect of the Ham license do contact IIH.
All the very best!
