Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society

Licensining

There is only one class of License in Oman, which is “Full Class A”

The examination for the Radio Amateur License will be held at the Society Headquarters and the Licensing Committee will notify the dates.

Requirements:

A properly kept swl logbook should be maintained for the specific period of three (3) months, which should contain a minimum of 300 QSOs copied.
This logbook should be submitted to the Licensing Committee before the examination for their verification.
Satisfactory logbook submission will lead the applicant to the examination
Pass in the Society’s written examination. The examination will be in multiple choice format and the examination paper comprises of 50 questions, on:
- Rules & Regulations
- Licensing conditions
- Technical Basics
- Transmitters and Receivers
- Feeders and Antennas
- Propagation
- Electromagnetic Compatibility
- Safety considerations
Pass in the Society’s Morse test, where the applicant is required to demonstrate his/her ability to send and receive Morse code at a speed of 5 words per minute.
Once the applicant passes both the examinations, they have to go for a practical test which they have to make 50 QSOs from the Society HQ station A47RS.

Band Plan - Frequency Allocation, Sultanate of Oman

Frequency (kHz)	Max Bandwidth-Hz	Preferred Mode of Usage
160 Mtr Band
1810 - 1838	200	CW, QRP Centre of Activity 1836 kHz
1838 - 1840	500	Narrow band modes
1840 - 1843	2700	All modes, digimodes (*)
1843 - 1850	2700	All modes (*)

80 Mtr Band
3500 - 3510	200	CW, priority for intercontinental operation
3510 - 3560	200	CW, contest prefferred, QRS Centre of Activity 3555 kHz
3560 - 3580	200	CW, QRP Centre of Activity 3560 kHz
3580 - 3590	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes
3590 - 3600	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes, automaticaly controled data stations (unattended)
3600 - 3620	2700	All modes - digimodes, automaticaly controlled data station (unattended) (*)
3600 - 3650	2700	All modes, SSB contest prefferred, (*)
3650 - 3700	2700	All modes, SSB QRP Centre of Activity 3690 kHz
3700 - 3800	2700	All modes, SSB contest preffered, Image centre of Activity 3735 kHz Region 1 Emergency Centre of Activity 3760 kHz
3775 - 3800	2700	All Modes, priority for Intercontinental Operation

40 Mtr Band
7000 - 7035	200	CW, QRP Centre of Activity 7030 kHz
7035 - 7038	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes
7038 - 7040	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes, automaticaly controled data stations (unattended)
7040 - 7043	2700	All modes - digimodes, Automatic controlled data stations (unattended)
7043 - 7100	2700	All modes, Image centre of Activity 7043 kHz, Region 1 emergency centre of activity 7060 kHz, SSB QRP Centre of Activity 7090 kHz (*)

30 Mtr Band
10100 - 10140	200	CW, QRP Centre of Activity 10116 kHz
10140 - 10150	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes

20 Mtr Band
14000 - 14060	200	CW, contest preffered, QRS Centre of Activity 14055 kHz
14060 - 14070	200	CW, QRP Centre of Activity 14060 kHz
14070 - 14089	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes
14089 - 14099	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes, automaticaly controlled data stations (unattended)
14099 - 14101		IBP, exclusively for beacons
14101 - 14112	2700	All modes - digimodes, automaticaly controlled data stations ( unattended)
14112 - 14125	2700	All Modes.
14125 - 14300	2700	All modes, SSB contest prefferred, priority for Dxpeditions 14195 kHz + 5 kHz, Image centre of Activity 14230 kHz, SSB QRP Centre of Activity 14285 kHz
14300 - 14350		All modes, Global Emergency centre of Activity 14300 kHz

17 Mtr Band
18068 - 18095	200	CW, CW QRP Centre of Activity 18086 kHz
18095 - 18105	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes
18105 - 18109	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes, automaticaly controlled data stations (unattended)
18109 - 18111		IBP, Exclusively for beacons
18111 - 18120	2700	All modes- digimodes, Automaticaly controlled data stations (unattended)
18120 - 18168	2700	All modes, Global Emergency centre of activity 18160 kHz

15 Mtr Band
21000 - 21070	200	CW, QRS Centre of Activity 21055 kHz, CW QRP Centre of Activity 21060 kHz
21070 - 21090	500	Narrow band modes - digi modes
21090 - 21110	500	Narrow band modes - digi modes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended)
21110 - 21120	2700	All modes (excluding SSB) - digimodes, automaticaly controlled data stations, (unattended)
21120 - 21149	500	Narrow band modes
21149 - 21151		IBP, exclusively for beacons
21151 - 21450	2700	All modes, SSB QRP Centre of activity 21285 kHz, Image centre of activity 21340 khz, Global Emergency centre of Activity 21360 kHz.

12 Mtr Band
24890 - 24915	200	CW, CW QRP Centre of Activity 24906 kHz
24915 - 24925	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes
24925 - 24929	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended)
24929 - 24931		IBP, Exclusively for beacons
24931 - 24940	2700	All modes - digimodes, automaticlly controlled data stations (unattended)
24940 - 24990	2700	All modes.

10 Mtr Band
28000 - 28070	200	CW, QRS Centre of Activity 28055 kHz, CW QRP Centre of Activity 28060 Khz
28070 - 28120	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes
28120 - 28150	500	Narrow band modes - digimodes, automaticaly controlled data stations (unattended)
28150 - 28190	500	Narrow band modes
28190 - 28199		IBP, regional time shared beacons
28199 - 28201		IBP, worldwide time shared beacons
28201 - 28225		IBP, continuous duty beacons
28225 - 28300	2700	All modes - beacons
28300 - 28320	2700	All modes - digimodes, automaticaly controlled data stations (unattended)
28320 - 29200	2700	All modes, SSB QRP Centre of Activity 28360 Khz, Image Centre of Activity 28680 Khz.
29200 - 29300	6000	All modes- digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended)
29300 - 29510	6000	Satellite-downlink
29510 - 29520		Guard channel
29520 - 29550	6000	All modes-FM simplex - 10 Khz channels
29560 - 29590	6000	All modes - FM repeater input (RH1 - RH4)
29600	6000	All modes- FM Calling channel
29610 - 29650	6000	All modes - FM simplex - 10 Khz channels
29660 - 29700	6000	All modes - FM Repeater outputs (RH1 - RH4)

2 Mtr Band
144 - 146 Mhz

70 CM Band
430 - 440 Mhz		Those who wants to operate on this Band are required prior permission from the Society

Preferred mode and usage Notes
All modes:		CW, SSB and those modes listed as Centres of Activity, plus AM (Consideration should be given to adjacent channel users)
Image modes:		Any Analogue or digital image modes within the appropriate bandwidth, for example SSTV and FAX
Narrow band modes:		All modes using up to 500 Hz bandwidth, including CW, RTTY, PSK etc.
Digimodes:		Any digital mode used within the appropriate bandwidth, for example RTTY, PSK, MT63 etc.
Sideband usage:		Below 10 MHz use lower side band (LSB), above 10 MHz use upper side band.
(*)		Lowest dial setting for LSB Voice Mode: 1843, 3603 and 7043 kHz
Notes: CW QSO's are accepted across all bands, except within beacon segments Contest activity shall not take placeon the 10, 18 and 24 MHz bands. Non-contesting radio amateurs are recommended to use the contest-free HF bands (17 and 12 m) during the largest international contests. The term " automaticaly controlled data stations" includes store and forward stations. Transmitting frequencies: The announced frequencies in the band plan are understood as "transmitted frequencies" (not those of the suppressed carrier) 3.5 MHz band: Intercontinental operators should be given priority in the segments 3500 -3510 kHz and 3775 - 3800 kHz. Where no DX traffic is involved, the contest segments should not include 3500-3510 kHz or 3775-3800 kHz. 3510 - 3600 kHz may be used for unmanned ARDF beacons (CWA1A) 28 MHz band: Members are advised not to transmit on frequencies between 29.300 and 29.510 Mhz to avoid interference to amateur satellite downlinks.