Mountaineering formalities

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Application for a License to Establish, Maintain & Work Wireless Stations in India under the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 by Mountaineering Expeditions
(To be submitted through Indian Mountaineering Foundation) (Two copies to be submitted)

From...........
To...............

1. Name of the Expedition -----------------------
2. Name of the Leader -----------------------
3. Name of the Peak to be climbed -----------------------
4. Permanent Postal Address -----------------------
5. Name of the Airport where equipment is expected -----------------------


A list containing the names and nationality of all members of the expedition is enclosed herewith

(Signature of Applicant)

Date: _______________

Place: ______________

INSTRUCTIONS
(1) The demand draft should be obtained from any branch of State Bank of India & drawn in favor   of "Pay & Account Officer Ministry of Communications" The draft should be payable at its NEW DELHI (Main Branch).
(2) The fee for operating license is to be paid on demand only.
(3) On receipt of application in the Ministry of Communications, an important license will be issued to enable the team to clear the equipment from cusions. The equipment should then be presented to the Engineer-in-charge, International Monitoring Station, Giatorni New Delhi-110030 for inspection. On receipt of inspection report, action will be initiated for grant of operating license.
(4) It is desirable that the walkie-talkies brought in by the team be capable of operation in the Citizen Bank (26,965 to 27255 MHZ) with R F power output not exceeding 2 watts. Failure to meet this requirement may cause delay in issuing operating license. In certain cases the license may even be refused.
(5) The equipment should re- exported after the expedition is over.
Note: In order to avoid delay in the grant of W/T license (authorization) by the Ministry of Communications to the Mountaineering expedition parties, the following frequencies with the working parameters mentioned against them have been earmark/Unauthorized.

S.N. Frequencies Emission Power Time Locations
1. 150.175 MHZ 16KOF 3F Upto Watt H-24 Mobile operations in the Himalayan
Mountain Regions, all India basis
2. 150.900 MHZ        
3. 26.968 MHZ 6 KOJ3E Upto 500 Watt H-24 All India basis
4. 26.976 MHZ        

All the Mountaineering Expeditions should keep their requirements within the above frequencies and parameters as far as possible. This will help
in expeditious clearance/authorization for grant of W/T license.


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