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RADIO SOCIETY OF
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The
information shared is intended to inform visitors of the presence and
activities of amateur radio in Kenya and the region. Karibu!! (welcome) |
Radio Society of Kenya (RSK)
meets monthly at the shack, Joseph Kangethe
Road, Woodley Estate, Nairobi County, Kenya.
The 2020 Annual General
Meeting was held on 11th January, 2020, at Planning House, Lower Kabete Road,
Nairobi County, Kenya.
Chairman:
David Mutonga, 5Z4DJ.
Expanded
Band Usage
The Communications
Authority of Kenya (CAK) has granted us the use of the six metre band – 50 to 52 MHz, under the usual conditions, secondary usage
and no interference. A request has been made for 4 meters, 70 to 70.5 MHz as
well, without success, but the new 60 meter segment
5,315.5 kHz to 5,366.5 kHz has been granted for Amateur use since early
2017. We also use 40 meters up to 7,200 kHz but license documents and published
frequency schedules may not have been updated.
Foreign applicants outside Kenya are required to have their passport and license
photocopies certified by a Commissioner for Oaths or Notary Public, as before,
but are NOT required to submit a
sworn affidavit attesting to the validity of the documents. A visa was shown to be a requirement for
visitors.
All local applicants will be
required to submit a sworn affidavit but will no longer need to have their
documents attested.
The Fee
Schedule is also published online.
The NCDXF
beacon 5Z4B and the 2 meter repeater have been
hosted by Don Gardner, 5Z4DE, in Nairobi, but the beacon will be moving to Kisumu County with Max Raicha, 5Z4BV.
PAYMENT OF RSK DUES ETC.
Subscriptions are due
annually on 1st January.
Western
Union is one good transfer system as it integrates very well with Kenya’s
mobile money system, Mpesa. This is by far the most effective and
efficient method of payment.
Use a reliable
online exchange rate calculator to determine payment.
PAYMENT OF LICENSE
FEES
This
matter is handled by the CAK, but we will be working to publish the easiest
payment process.
CAK WEBSITE AND
LICENSE APPLICATION FORM
The
CAK website may be seen at www.ca.go.ke and a copy of the Kenya
Amateur Radio license application form can be directly downloaded from this
link. It can also be found in the Frequency
Spectrum section.
In case of any
difficulty RSK please let us know and we will see what we can do to help,
including sending a copy of the form by e-mail on request. Foreign
applicants should note that photocopies of their passport and license must be
certified by a Commissioner for Oaths or Notary, but the affidavit is NOT required
– it is for local residents only.
For citizens, the KRA
PIN will also be required.
UGANDA
AND TANZANIA
Licensing
information available to us for Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda has been added
below the Kenya information on the Licensing page, for the benefit of potential
visitors to East Africa.
Tanzania information should be available at www.dit.ac.tz
and http://tarc.dit.ac.tz/index.php
. This URL also lists conditions for reciprocal
licenses in Tanzania (http://tarc.dit.ac.tz/foreigners.php). Please note than this information may
change without our knowledge. (Thanks to Michael Fuchs, DL6MAF, for this information on
Tanzania.)
NB: These offices are completely separate from the
Kenya authority and must be dealt with
directly.
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Advice on visitors
licensing will be updated as per regulations.
As we say here: "Kwaheri ya
kuonana!" - we'll be seeing you!
- 73, GD DX -
Updated 24th
February, 2020