Page 266 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

2 66 POST OFFICE GUIDE
Radio and Telegraph Licences, could.

EXEMPTED RADIO AND TELEGRAPH APPARATUS
The provisions of the Radioand Telegraph Control Act, 1972, shall not apply
to radio and television receiving sets primarily designed to receive transmissions
intended for direct reception by the general public.
Stations and apparatus exempted by the Minister by regulations arc speci­
fied in the Radio and Telegraph Control (Exemptions) Regulations, 1973.
These include:—
(1) any telegraph station or apparatus which—
(i) depends for its operation on and is connected to any licensed
common carrier systems;
(ii) complies with all the requirements, (technical or otherwise)
set out in the licence issued in respect of the common carrier
system or service concerned;
(iii) is not used to transmit or receive third party messages;
(2) any radio microphone or communication device of which—
(i) the carrier of the device is maintained within the band 26.97-
27.27 megahertz;
(ii) all emissions including modulation products below 26.97
megahertz or above 27.27 megahertz are suppressed 20 db or
more below the level of the unmodulated carrier;
(iii) the input to the final radio frequency stage (exclusive of fila­
ment or heater power) does not exceed 100 milliwatts; and
(iv) the antenna consists of a single element which docs not exceed
5 feet in length;
(3) apparatus for the remote control of models or other devices which
operates within the band 27.180-27.210 megahertz and is not capable
of emitting radio waves of a field strength greater than 1 volt per
metre at 25 feet.

AMATEUR RADIO STATION LICENCE
The Postmaster General may grant Amateur Radio Station Licences to
persons who are qualified in accordance with the provisions of the Radio and
Telegraph Control (Amateur Radio Service) Regulations, 1974. Licences are
issued for operating either a Class A, Class B or Class C station.
A licence shall not be issued to any person unless he is the holder of one of
the following certificates:—
(a) Amateur Radio Operator’s Certificate, Class A;
(b) Amateur Radio Operator's Certificate, Class B;
(c) Amateur Radio Operator's Certificate Class C; or
(d) any other Radio Operator’s Certificate for which the qualifications
are not of a lower standard than that required for any Class of
Amateur Radio Operator's Certificate.
Amateur Radio Operator’s Certificates, Class A arc issued only to candidates
who arc not less than 18 years of age and, among other qualifications, are able
to send and receive in the Morse code at a speed of not less than 15 words a
minute.