NZART Amateur Examination                     page 1          NZARTX07 Security code 268509
- A General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency
can be inspected by
an authorised officer from the Ministry of Economic
Development:
- at any time
- on any business day
- before 9 p.m.
- only on public holidays
- If the qualified operator of an amateur radio station is
absent overseas, the
home station may be used by:
- any member of the immediate family to maintain contact
with only the qualified
operator
- any person with an appropriate General Amateur Operator
Certificate of
Competency
- the immediate family to communicate with any amateur
radio operator
- the immediate family if a separate callsign for mobile use
has been obtained by the
absent operator
- A log-book for recording stations worked:
- is compulsory for every amateur radio operator
- is recommended for all amateur radio operators
- must list all messages sent
- must record time in UTC
- The maximum power output permitted from an amateur
station is:
- that needed to overcome interference from other stations
- 30 watt PEP
- specified in the amateur radio General User Radio
Licence
- 1000 watt mean power or 2000 watt PEP
- The holder of a General Amateur Operator Certificate of
Competency may
permit anyone to:
- use an amateur radio station to communicate with other
radio amateurs
- pass brief messages of a personal nature provided no
fees or other consideration
are requested or accepted
- operate the amateur station under the supervision and in
the presence of a
qualified operator
- take part in communications only if prior written permission
is received from the
MED
- Morse code is permitted for use by:
- only operators who have passed a Morse code test
- those stations with computers to decode it
- any amateur radio operator
- only those stations equipped for headphone reception
- The abbreviation “HF” refers to the radio spectrum
between:
- 2 MHz and 10 MHz
- 3 MHz and 30 MHz
- 20 MHz and 200 MHz
- 30 MHz and 300 MHz
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