GENERAL LICENCE No 207 of 29.07.2004 on Carrying out of Telecommunications through Radio Equipment from Amateur Radio Service

 

Issued by Decision No 1557 of 29.07.2004 of the Communications Regulation Commission, promulgated in the State Gazette, issue 75 of 27.08.2004,

in force since 27.08.2004.

 

 

Section I

General Provisions

 

            Subject-matter

 

            Art. 1. This License, hereinafter referred to as the "License", shall regulate the conditions for the implementation of a telecommunication activity – carrying out of telecommunications through radio equipment from the amateur service as well as the requirements with regard to persons, who wish to implements it.

            Art. 2. Carrying out of telecommunications through radio equipment from the amateur service shall be an activity implemented by radio amateurs exclusively with ideal purpose and comprising transmission and reception of information through systems and means for radio communications, training and self-training, provision of telecommunications in crises of non-military nature, in introducing of a regime of "martial law", a regime of "war time” or emergency situation.

            Art. 3. During the carrying out of telecommunications through radio equipment from an amateur service the radio frequency spectrum allocated for the amateur service and the amateur service through satellite is used in conformity with the National Plan for Allocation of the Radio Frequency Spectrum of radio frequencies and radio frequency bands for civil needs, for the needs of the national security and defense of the country as well as for shared use between them, adopted by Decision No 545 of 2004 of the Council of Ministers (State Gazette, issue 60 of 2004) and Decision No 717 of 12 February 2004 of the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) on determination of the radio frequency spectrum for general use.

 

            Effect with regard to Persons

 

Art. 4. (1) Solely a person who is registered under this License, hereinafter referred to as the “Registered” may implement telecommunication activity – carrying out of telecommunications through radio equipment from an amateur service.

            (2) The registration shall be conducted under conditions of equal treatment, publicity and transparency.

            (3) The number of registered persons shall not be limited.

            (4) The registration may not be assigned. Registered persons shall not be entitled to assign their rights under the registration to third persons.

            Art. 5. The radio equipment from the amateur service may be used after registration of the persons under this License.

 

            Effect in Time

 

            Art. 6. The term of validity of the registration shall not be restricted except under the conditions of Art. 33, Para. 2.

            Territorial Effect

            Art. 7. The effect of the license shall be spread out onto the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria as well as onto the territories on which the registration under the License is recognized on the grounds of the international law.

 

            Register

 

            Art. 8. The Communications Regulation Commission shall keep a public register of the persons registered under the License.

 

 

Section II

Rights and Obligations

 

            Rights

 

            Art. 9. Registered persons shall be entitled:

            1. To build up and/or use an amateur station;

            2. To carry out telecommunications through radio equipment from the amateur service in conformity with the class of the License for radio amateur qualifications with the capacities, in the radio frequency bands and with classes of emission indicated in Annex No 1, with observation of the Rules of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the norms of the Telecommunications Act (TA), referring to this activity and the conditions of this License;

            3. Radio amateur in possession of a radio amateur class 1 and length of service minimum 5 years has the right in event of participation in radio amateur contests to use a radio transmitter with output power up to 1000 W (30 dBW) in a stationary working regime and in the frequency bands in conformity with Annex No 1 from a certain location with observation of the norms for electromagnetic safety, defined in conformity with Ordinance No 9 of 1991 on Maximum Admissible Levels of Electromagnetic Fields in Populated Territories and Determination of Hygiene Protective Zones around emitted object) Sites (promulgated in the State Gazette, issue 35 of 1991; amended, issue 38 of 1991; amended and supplemented, issue 8 of 2002); not later than 14 calendar days prior to the commencement of the work from a certain location the radio amateur shall notify the CRC in writing about the precise address, which the amateur radio station shall be used from, if it is in a populated area, or about its geographic coordinates with precision up to 10", if it is beyond a populated area;

            4. To broadcast radio amateur bulletins after notification of CRC about the day and the frequency they shall be broadcast on;

            5. To work from another amateur radio station in the presence of its owner (person in charge), transmitting during the radio connection the call sign of the owner of the radio station he works from, and below the line – his own call sign.

            Art. 10. The Communications Regulation Commission shall grant to each radio amateur in possession of a license for radio amateur qualifications, the right to work on a club amateur radio station, observing the requirements, indicated in Annex No 1.

 

            Obligations

 

            Art. 11. Registered persons shall be obliged:

            1. Not to carry out through an amateur radio station telecommunication in a commercial manner;

            2. Not to accept communications from or enter into connection with radio stations from other services with the exception of the evens under Section V;

            3. Not to cause intentional harmful interference of an occupied radio frequency channel (frequency);

            4. Not to transmit misleading signals calamity and/or other emergency situations and signals, which may be taken for such;

            5. Not to transmitwith power bigger than the permitted one;

            6. Not totransmit bearing frequency, signals or communications, if he has not identified himself through his call sign as well as not to use for the purpose other persons’, unreal or abbreviated call signs;

            7. During radio exchange not to abbreviate the call signs of his correspondents;

            8. Not to use cipher and codes (conditional language), digits, words or abbreviations, which do not have well-known sense;

            9. Not to transmit radio broadcasting programs, publicity, music, sound effects and a combination of them;

            10. Not to transmit information with indecent or offensive contents;

            11. To install and use amateur radio station from the board of a ship or an aircraft solely with the consent of the relevant captain (commander);

            12. Not to restrict or hinder in any manner whatsoever the use of the amateur repeater and radio beacons;

            13. to re-transmit in real time or on recording an emission of another radio amateur solely with his consent;

            14. to enter the implemented radio links in a logbook of the radio links indicated in Annex No 2, except with use of the amateur radio station beyond its permanent address;

            15. To observe the requirements for electromagnetic compatibility and quality of the broadcast signal.

 

 

Section III

Technical Requirements

 

            Requirements to Used Technical Means

 

            Art. 12. (1) The technical means used by registered persons shall satisfy the following requirements:

            1. The band of the modulating sound frequencies shall be within the range from 0,3 to 3 kHz;

            2. The maximally admissible width of the frequency band for the various classes of emission shall not exceed the following values:

            - telegraphy with non-attenuating vibration, Morse’s code (CW) - 100 Hz;

            - two-band telephony with amplitude modulation (AM) - 6 kHz;

            - one-band telephony with amplitude modulation and repressed bearing frequency (SSB) - 2,7 kHz;

            3. The maximal frequency deviation in classes of emission with frequency modulation (FM) shall not exceed:

            - for frequencies under 30 MHz - ‘ 3 kHz;

            - for frequencies from 30 to 440 MHz - ‘ 5 kHz;

            - for frequencies of over 440 MHz – depending on the technical designation of the device and the relevant standards;

            4. The amateur radio station shall have a possibility for setting up of the radio transmitter with switched off end amplifier at capacity, with the use of an equivalent antenna or in another manner guaranteeing maximal undesired emissions;

            5. The Spurious domain emission limits of the radio transmitter of the amateur radio station shall not be bigger than:

            - for transmitters with working frequencies, lower than 30 МHz, inclusive of SSB - minus (43 + 10 log (PEP)) dB or minus 50 dB (with regard to the peak power), which is less limiting; PEP shall be the peak power at the inlet of the antenna;

            - For one-band telephony with amplitude modulation and suppressed carrier frequency (SSB) from a mobile radio station - minus 43 dB (with regard to the peak power);

            - for transmitters with working frequencies over 30 МHz minus (43 + 10 log(P)), or minus 70 dBc (decibels with regard to non-modulated carrier), which is less limiting; Р shall be average power;

            6. The measurements Spurious domain emission limits pursuant to item 5 shall be made under the following conditions:

            - for frequencies from 9 kHz to 150 kHz the reference bandwidth

 is1 kHz;

            - for frequencies from 150 kHz to 30 МHz the reference bandwidth

 is10 kHz;

            - for frequencies from 30 МHz to 1 GHz the reference bandwidth

 is100 kHz;

            - for frequencies over 1 GHz the reference bandwidth

 is1 MHz.

            (2) Registered persons shall be obliged:

            1. Not to allow an amateur radio station to cause harmful interference to other radio equipment and to other telecommunication networks, satisfying the relevant standards as well as not to cause hazardous to health tension of the electromagnetic field; if harmful interference is caused, the radio amateur shall be obliged to undertake all measures for its elimination; in events of proven permanent harmful interference and/or excess of the maximum admissible tension of the electromagnetic field in populated areas from a certain amateur radio station CRC shall impose to the owner of the amateur radio station causing harmful interference and/or the harmful emissions, limitations of the working hours, the power of the transmitter, the use of certain frequency bands and certain classes of emission;

            2. To build up, install and maintain the antennas and the connecting lines of the amateur radio station in such a manner that the minimal distance between their components inside the buildings and any part of the existing telecommunication installations shall not be less than 1 m; shorter distances shall be admitted for screened lines, if work is guaranteed without mutual interference; the antenna systems outside the buildings shall be installed in compliance with the standards effective in the country;

            3. Not to connect the earthing conductors of the amateur radio stations with the telecommunication installations;

            4. To use radio equipment, which satisfies the effective hygiene protective norms and requirements for electromagnetic compatibility;

            5. To mate at his expense the relevant prescribed by CRC changes in the location and the parameters of the stationary stations in events of arising of problems related to the electromagnetic compatibility.

            (3) The import of factory produced radio equipment shall be performed in accordance with the procedure established in the Republic of Bulgaria.

 

            Requirements for the Implementation of the Activity

 

            Art. 13. Registered persons shall be obligated to carry out telecommunications through radio equipment from the amateur service in conformity with the normative actsе and the applicable technical specifications, inclusive of the Bulgarian standards, referring to the subject-matter of the License.

 

 

Section IV

Provision of Information

 

            Art. 14. (1) The Communications Regulation Commission may require and registered persons shall be obliged to provide it with information related to the subject-matter of the License within specifically defined terms.

            (2) The Communications Regulation Commission shall be obliged not to disclose the information pursuant to Para. 1, in the event that it represents personal data or registered persons declare it as trade secrecy.

 

 

Section V

Provision of Telecommunications in Crises of Non-Military Nature, Introduction of Regimes of “Martial Law”, “War Time” or State of Emergency

 

            Art. 15. In crises of non-military nature, in introducing a regime of “martial law” or “war time” or state of emergency pursuant to Art. 60а of the Defence and Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria Act registered persons shall be obliged:

            1. To render assistance to the competent authorities for the provision of telecommunications through his amateur radio station, which shall remain under the control of registered persons;

            2. To fulfill the requirements of the competent authorities for the restriction of the use of the amateur radio stations at time defined by them;

.           3. To provide for gratuitous access to their amateur radio stations to the competent authorities for communications and calls.

            (2) Registered persons shall be entitled to carry out emergency radio connections in event of ultimate need for rescue of human lives and/or urgent protection of ownership with significant value in events of impossibility for use of other telecommunication networks and equipment.

 

 

Section VI

Fees

 

            Art. 16. In conformity with the effective Tariff for the Fees Collected by the Communications Regulation Commission pursuant to the Telecommunications Act, registered persons shall pay:

            1. an administrative fee – for the service – consideration of an application;

            2. a registration fee – for the administrative expenses for registration.

 

 

Section VII

Control and Sanctions

 

            Establishment of Violations and Imposition of Sanctions

 

            Art. 17. (1) The establishment of violations and the imposition of sanctions for the non-observation of the conditions and the requirements of the License shall be performed in accordance with the procedure established by the Telecommunications Act.

            (2) The control shall be exercised by authorized employees in conformity with the Telecommunications Act.

 

            Cooperation of Controlling Authorities

 

            Art. 18. For the exercise of the control registered persons shall be obliged to render assistance to the empowered employees of CRC in the performance of their functions and rights granted pursuant to the Telecommunications Act.

 

Section VIII

Registration

 

            Persons Who May Be Registered

 

            Art. 19. (1) Each natural person who satisfies the following conditions shall be registered under the License:

            1. Who has acquired efficiency or has come to the age of 14 and has consent of a parent or guardian in writing;

            2. Who has filed an application and the documents accompanying it pursuant to Art. 20 and has accepted to observe the conditions of the License;

            3. Who is in possession of a permit for radio amateur qualifications or harmonized Amateur Radio Examination Certificate (HAREC).

            (2) Each legal entity or natural person – sole entrepreneur who satisfies the following conditions shall be registered under the license:

            1. Who is in possession of an act for the creation of a radio club;

            2. Who has filed an application and the documents accompanying it pursuant to Art. 20 and has accepted to observe the conditions of the License;

            3. Who has defined a person in charge of the radio club who must be a person who has come to the age of 18 and in possession of a permit for radio amateur qualifications class 1.

 

            Application

 

            Art. 20. (1) For registration under the License, the applicant shall file an application to CRC in conformity with a sample form published on the Internet site of CRC.

            (2) The application shall contain:

            1. Data about individualization of the applicant;

            2. Data about the radio equipment.

            (3) The following shall be attached to the applications of natural persons:

            1. A copy of a permit for radio amateur qualifications or Harmonized Amateur Radio Examination Certificate (HAREC) of the person;

            2. Consent in writing of a parent or a guardian;

            3. A copy of the relevant act which certifies the representative power of the guardian;

            4. A document for consent of the owner of a personal amateur radio station to be used by the applicant;

            5. A copy of a document for fees paid pursuant to Art. 16.

            (4) The following shall be attached to the applications of legal entities and natural persons –sole entrepreneurs:

            1. A current status certificate;

            2. A copy of a certificate for BULSTAT registration certified by the applicant;

            3. A copy of a tax registration certificate certified by the applicant;

            4. A document from the legal entity indicating the defined person in charge of a radio club;

            5. A copy of a license for radio amateur qualifications of the person in charge of a radio club;

            6. A copy of a document for fees paid pursuant to Art. 16.

            (5) An appraisal of the hygiene protective zone shall be attached to the application for registration with the use of an amateur radio station with power bigger than 100 W in conformity with Ordinance No 9 of 1991 on Maximum Admissible Levels of Electromagnetic Fields in Populated Territories and Determination of Hygiene Protective Zones around Emitting Projects (about the permanent address, which the amateur radio station shall be used from). The appraisal shall be for the maximal effectively emitted power.

            (6) The application for determination of personal listener’s signs of the radio amateur listeners and of temporary call signs shall contain solely data about the individualization of the applicant.

            (7) All the documents shall be presented in the Bulgarian language in two copies.

 

            Qualifications

 

            Art. 21. The conditions and the procedure for acquisition of a license for radio amateur qualifications shall be indicated in Annex No 3.

            Art. 22. The License for radio amateur qualifications shall constitute grounds for the acquisition of the radio equipment which is used for amateur purposes and shall emit.

 

            Registration related Procedure

 

            Art. 23. If the requirements under this License are met, the Communications Regulation Commission shall register the applicant through an entry in its Register and shall determine a call (recognition) sign for him and shall issue a registration certificate to him within a 30-day time limit from the receipt of the application and the documents accompanying it.

            Art. 24. (1) The rights and obligations for the implementation of the activity under the License shall arise from the time of the registration.

            (2) The rights and obligations for the implementation of the activity under the License shall also arise in the event that the person satisfies the conditions and the requirements stipulated in the general license and has a defined call sign, but the Communications Regulation Commission has not pronounced its judgment within a 30-day time limit from the filing of the application pursuant to Art. 20.

            Art. 25. (1) In the events when the person does not satisfy the conditions and the requirements stipulated in the general license, CRC shall by a motivated decision reject the registration and shall notify the person in writing about that within a 7-day time limit from the adoption of the decision.

(2) In the events pursuant to Para. 1 the fee under Art. 16, sub-paragraph 2 shall be refunded to the applicant within a time limit of up to 10 days from the entry into force of the decision of CRC, by which the registration is rejected.

 

            Determination of a Call Sign

 

            Art. 26. The conditions and the procedure for determination and use of the call (recognition) sign shall be indicated in Annex No 4.

 

            СЕРТ License

 

            Art. 27. The Communications Regulation Commission shall issue to registered radio amateurs with a license for qualifications class 1 at request on their part a СЕРТ  License in compliance with Recommendation T/R 61-01 of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) for the carrying out of telecommunications through radio equipment from an amateur service in events of temporary stay in the countries, which have joined this Recommendation.

 

            Amendments in Registration

 

            Art. 28. (1) When an amendment in the data pursuant to Art. 20 occurs, registered persons shall notify CRC in writing within a 14-day time limit.

            (2) The Communications Regulation Commission shall reflect the amendments occurred in the registration certificate within a 30-day time limit from the filing of the notification pursuant to Para. 1.

 

            Erasure of Registration

 

            Art. 29. (1) The Communications Regulation Commission may by a motivated decision erase the registration under the License in the following events:

            1. Essential or systematic violation of the Telecommunications Act or the conditions of the License;

            2. Actions of registered persons which endanger the national security or infringe the public interest.

            (2) In the events pursuant to Para. 1 CRC shall erase the registration, if within a 30-day term after the receipt of a warning in writing registered persons have not suspended the violation and have not eliminated its consequences.

            Art. 30. The registration under the License shall also be erased at a request of registered persons in writing.

            Art. 31. The registration under the License shall be erased in event of death of the natural person or in event of erasure of the legal entity.

            Art. 32. In events of erasure of the registration registered persons shall be erased from the register pursuant to Art. 8 and their call signs shall be released.

 

            Registration of Radio Amateurs – Foreign Citizens

 

            Art. 33. (1) Radio amateurs – foreign citizens, shall use the rights under the License without registration under this License under the following conditions:

            1. If they are in possession of a CEPT License in compliance with Recommendation T/R 61-01 of СЕРТ;

            2. If they are on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria up to three months;

            3. If they observe the conditions of this License.

            (2) Radio amateurs – foreign citizens, residing temporarily in the Republic of Bulgaria, who do not satisfy the requirements of Para. 1, shall be registered under the License for the requested term, but for not more than one year. For the purpose they shall file applications pursuant to Art. 20, which they shall attach to:

            1. Their legalized documents for radio amateur class;

            2. Their legalized national radio amateur licenses;

            3. Certified by the applicants copies of documents certifying their stay in the Republic of Bulgaria;

            4. Documents for fees paid pursuant to Art. 16.

            (3) Radio amateurs – foreign citizens, residing in the Republic of Bulgaria for a term longer than one year, shall be registered in accordance with the procedure established by Art. 19 of the License, additionally presenting documents certifying their stay in the Republic of Bulgaria.

 

 

ADDITONAL PROVISIONS

 

            § 1. Within the meaning of the License:

            1. "Radio amateur” shall be a natural person, in possession of a license for radio amateur qualifications or a Harmonised Amateur Radio Examination Certificate (HAREC), who without any material interest and for own needs shall carry out telecommunication from the amateur service.

            2. "Amateur radio station" shall be a radio communication device, which consists of one or several radio transmission or radio reception apparatuses or a combination of them, inclusive of antenna-feeder systems and ancillary devices and may be used for the carrying out of telecommunication at least in one of the ranges in conformity with Annex No 1.

            3. "Stationary radio station" shall be a radio station, which is installed and works from a precisely fixed geographic location indicated in the registration certificate.

            4. "Mobile radio station" shall be a radio station, which may be moved and work from points with various geographic location or in movement.

            5. "Mobile transportable radio station" shall be a mobile radio station, which may be installed on a motorcar vehicle and is designated for work from the spot or during movement.

            6. "Mobile carriable radio station" shall be a mobile radio station, which may be carried and services by one person and is designated for work from the spot or during movement.

            7. The maximum permitted output power (W, dBW) of the radio transmitter shall be stated by peak power.

            8. "Peak power" shall be the average power, supplied by the transmitter to the feeder of the antenna for one radio frequency period corresponding to the maximal amplitude of the wrapper of the modulated signal under normal working conditions.

            9. "Average power" shall be the power supplied from the transmitter to the feeder of the antenna for a sufficiently continuous time interval under normal working conditions.

            10. "Amateur radio links" shall be the radio links established between amateur radio stations.

            11. "Amateur radio club" shall be an association of persons with radio amateur qualifications for the carrying out of telecommunications through radio equipment from the amateur service registered in the Court pursuant to the Non-Profit Juristic Persons Act or an organization, an institution, department or other subjects – legal entities or sole entrepreneurs.

            12. "Amateur repeater" (analogue, digital) shall be an automatic amateur stationary radio station, which is used as interim for reception, transformation and re-transmission of signals emitted by amateur radio stations.

            13. "Amateur radio beacon" shall be an automatic transmited stationary radio station, with small capacity, working continuously within a certain amateur frequency band.

            14. "Radio amateur contest" shall be a sports telecommunication activity through radio equipment from the amateur service, which passes in a preliminarily defined time interval, during which the amateur radio links are conducted in conformity with defined sports rules and criteria.

            15. "Clarifying word" shall be a word from the international phonetic alphabet, by which the relevant letter is clarified at work on telephony.

            16. "Effective radiated power" shall be the product of the power supplied to the antenna and its gain relative to a half-wave dipole in a given direction;

            17. "Personal amateur radio station" shall be an amateur radio station, which shall be used for the carrying out of telecommunications by a natural person registered under the license;

            18. "Club amateur radio station" shall be an amateur radio station, which is used for the carrying out of telecommunications from an amateur radio club;

            19. "Radio amateur bulletin" shall be broadcasting of communications related to the radio amateur activity from persons registered under the License.

            20. "Telegraphy" shall be a form of carrying out of telecommunications during which the information is presented through the use of the Morse code.

            § 2. The hygiene protective zone around the broadcasting amateur radio station in conformity with Ordinance No 9 of 1991 on Maximum Admissible Levels of Electromagnetic Fields in Populated Territories and Determination of Hygiene Protective Zones around Broadcasting Sites (promulgated in the State Gazette, issue 35 of 1991; amended, issue 38 of 1991; amended and supplemented, issue 8 of 2002) and includes:

            • description of the location of the antenna and the radio transmitter with regard to the surrounding them buildings from the point of view of hazardous electromagnetic emissions;

            • a layout and a drawing, including the buildings, located in the zone endangered by electromagnetic radiation under the condition that the antenna systems is in the proximity of a residential area;

            • The maximal radius of the hazardous zone shall be outlined on the drawing or the layout (in the plane of the phase center and the direction of the main maximum of the diagram of drietced effect of the antenna in the horizontal plane);

            • The heights and the distances to the antenna system shall be indicated for the buildings, falling within the hazardous zone;

            • The value of the electromagnetic field for the highest and nearest to the antenna system point of each of these buildings shall be calculated.

 

 

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

 

 

            § 3. The License shall be issued on the grounds of Art. 27, sub-paragraph 8 of the Telecommunications Act and Art. 5, subparagraph of Ordinance No 13 of 2003 on Determination of Telecommunication Activities, Subject to Individual Licensing and Registration under General license (State Gazette, issue 2 of 2004).

            § 4. The License shall enter into force from the date of its promulgation in the State Gazette.

            § 5. This License shall revoke General license No 207 of 1999 on Implementation of Telecommunication Activities for Own needs for the Purposes of the Amateur Service adopted by the State Telecommunications Commission (State Gazette, issue 108 of 1999).

            § 6. The certificates issued under General license No207 of 1999 on Implementation of Telecommunication Activities for Own needs for the Purposes of the Amateur Service shall preserve their validity.

            § 7. Persons registered under General license No 207 of 1999 on Implementation of Telecommunication Activities for Own needs for the Purposes of the Amateur Service shall be obliged to bring their activities in compliance with this License within a term of 3 months from its promulgation in the State Gazette.

            § 8. (1) The radio amateur class certificates issued until the entry of this license into force shall preserve their validity being made equal to the licenses for radio amateur qualifications as follows:

            1. The radio amateur class A, B and C certificates shall be made equal to a license for radio amateur qualifications class 1;

            2. The radio amateur class D certificate shall be made equal to a license for radio amateur qualifications class 2;

            3. The radio amateur qualifications license class 2 shall be made equal to a license for radio amateur qualifications class 1;

            4. The license for radio amateur qualifications class 3 shall be made equal to a license for radio amateur qualifications class 2.

            (2) In events of declared wish on the part of a radio amateur CRC shall replace his radio amateur class certificate with a qualifications license.

            § 9. The personal listeners’ signs determined up to the entry of this License into force shall preserve their validity.

 

 

 Annex No 1 to Art. 9 and § 1, Sub-paragraph 2

 

Radio frequency spectrum provided for the carrying out of telecommunications through radio equipment from the amateur service, permitted maximal power and classes of emission of radio amateur stations

 

 

I. Personal and club amateur stations and radio beacons

 

 

Radio amateur class 1

 

 

* effective radiated power ** For a stationary station pursuant to Art. 9, sub-paragraph 3

 

Radio amateur class 2

 

 

Footnotes:

 

            1. In the column "Use of the frequency band from radio services” the titles of the services on a primary basis were printed out in capitals and the titles of the services on a secondary basis were printed out in small letters.

            2. In the radio frequency bands where an amateur service is on a secondary basis, the emitted power is in conformity with the Annex solely if it does not cause harmful interference to the services on a primary basis.

            3. During use of a mobile transportable radio station and for amateur radio beacons the maximal permitted power is in conformity with the table hereinabove, but it may not exceed 50 W (17 dBW).

            4. During the use of a mobile portable radio station the maximal permitted power is in conformity with the table hereinabove but it may not exceed 10 W (10 dBW).

            II. Amateur repeaters

 

 

            III. Amateur transmitters for sports radio intersection

 

 

            Footnotes:

 

1. The "frequency band" includes the entire useful spectrum of the signal.

            2. "All the classes of emission” include: A1(A,B,C,D), A2(A,B,C,D), A3(C,E), F1(A,B,C), F2(A,C,D), F3(C,E,F), G3(С,E,F), J2(A,B,C,D), J3(C,E,F), R3(C,E).

 

 

Annex No 2 To Art. 11, sub-paragraph 14

 

Logbook of radio links

 

 

 

            Annex No 3 To Art. 21

 

Conditions and procedure for acquisition of a license for radio amateur qualifications

 

            1. Bulgarian radio amateurs depending on their theoretical and practical preparation shall be classified in two radio amateur classes as follows:

            Class 1 equivalent to СЕРТ License;

            Class 2 – national class.

            Persons implementing solely radio amateur listeners’ activities shall be radio amateurs listeners.

            2. The Communications Regulation Commission shall issue a license for qualifications for the relevant radio amateur class and/or Harmonised Amateur Radio Examination Certificate (HAREC) at Recommendation T/R 61-02 of СЕРТ after a successfully passed examination in:

            2.1. Electrical engineering and radio equipment;

            2.2. Codes and radio amateur abbreviations, rules and procedures during the implementation of radio amateur links;

            2.3. Statutory regulation – Regulations for Radio Communications of ITU, the Telecommunications Act and this License.

            3. The examination pursuant to items 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 shall be written and shall be conducted on a test principle in conformity with a program corresponding to Recommendation T/R 61-02 of CEPT and ratified by the Chairperson of CRC.

            3.1. Each test contains 60 questions and shall be ratified by the Chairperson of CRC.

            3.2. The examination shall be deemed as successfully passed if the applicant has answered correctly to not fewer than 48 questions.

            4. Radio amateurs shall enhance their qualifications commencing from class 2. A condition for applying for class 1 shall be the license for radio amateur qualifications for class 2 at least six months counted from the date of the examination.

            5. The examinations shall be conducted by a commission appointed by the Chairperson of CRC.

            6. The Board of Examiners shall have the following membership:

            - the representative of CRC who shall be the Chairperson of the Commission;

            - Two members – radio amateurs with a license for radio amateur qualifications class 1.

            7. The applicants for passing an examination shall file an application in writing in conformity with a sample form to CRC paying the defined fee.

            8. The examinations shall be conducted in conformity with a schedule and in locations defined by the Chairperson of CRC.

            9. The Commission shall draw up a written statement for the results of the examination, which shall be ratified by the Chairperson of CRC.

            10. The written papers pursuant to item 3 shall be preserved in CRC for one year.

            11. The license for qualifications for the relevant radio amateur class shall be issued after a successfully passed examination and the presentation of a photograph. For the issuance of a duplicate of a license for qualifications the radio amateur shall file an application to the Chairperson of CRC and shall present a photograph and a copy of a receipt for a fee paid.

            12. The Communications Regulation Commission shall issue to owners of licenses for radio amateur qualifications class 1, at request on their part, a Harmonised Amateur Radio Examination Certificate (HAREC) in compliance with Recommendation T/R 61-02 of CEPT.

 

Annex No 4 to Art. 26

 

The procedure for determination and use of the call (recognition) sign:

 

            1. The Communications Regulation Commission shall determine the call signs of all Bulgarian radio amateurs. They shall consist of the letters (the national prefix) LZ and one digit, followed by not more than three letters of the Latin Alphabet. For Southern Bulgaria (first zone) the digits 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 shall be used, and for Northern Bulgaria (second zone) the digits 2, 4, 6 and 8 shall be used. The letter K and a combination of the letters AA to ZZ shall follow after the digit in the call sign of the club amateur radio stations.

            2. The Communications Regulation Commission shall determine temporary call signs with regard to the celebration of eminent dates, participation in international radio amateur contests and expeditions and others of the kind. After the letters (the national prefix) LZ the temporary call signs may consist of more than one figure and/or more than three letters.

            3. During use of the amateur radio station beyond its permanent address registered persons shall transmit after their call signs under line:

            3.1. the digit "1" for Southern Bulgaria (first zone) or the digit "2" for Northern Bulgaria (second zone) – for temporary work from another populated area, if the radio station is supplied from the electric power network of the temporary place of residence;

            3.2. the letter "P" or the word "portable" (in telephony) – for work with mobile carriable amateur radio station;

            3.3. the letter "М" or the word "mobile" (in telephony) – for work from a land motorcar vehicle;

            3.4. the letters "ММ" or the words "maritime mobile" (in telephony) – for work from the board of a navigation vessel;

            3.5. the letters "АМ" or the word "aviomobile" (in telephony) – for work from the board of an aircraft;

            3.6. the requirements pursuant to item 3 shall not be obligatory during participation in radio amateur contests.

            4. Radio amateurs – foreign citizens, carrying out telecommunications from the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, shall form their call sign, transmittingт LZ and their personal call sign under line.

            5. At commencement and completion of each amateur radio link registered persons shall transmit their call signs and during the radio link they shall indicate their location (locator and/or populated area). The radio links shall be entered into a logbook of the radio links, provided for in Annex No 2 (not mandatory under the conditions of item 3).

            6. The international phonetic alphabet shall be used during work in telephony as follows:

 

 

            7. The Communications Regulation Commission shall determine the call signs of the amateur retransmitters and radio beacons. They shall consist of the letters (the national prefix) LZ and the digit 0, followed by three letters of the Latin alphabet. The amateur retransmitters and radio beacons shall transmit automatically (in telegraphy or telephony) their recognition sign, locator and the altitude above seal level.

            8. The Communications Regulation Commission shall determine recognition signs MO, MOE, MOI, MOS, MOH, MO5 of amateur radio transmitters used for the sports radio intersection. The recognition signs shall be automatically transmitted in telegraphy.

            9. The Communications Regulation Commission shall determine personal listeners’ signs to radio amateur listeners. They shall consist of the letters (the national prefix) LZ, a digit, a dash and a three-digital consecutive number. The digit after LZ shall be formed in conformity with item 1.

            10. The Communications Regulation Commission may grant released call signs:

            10.1. to other radio amateurs after the expiration of 10 years from the date of the release;

            10.2. to other radio clubs after the expiration of 1 year from the date of the release.