You must get an Approved Radio Certifier (ARC) or an Approved Radio Engineer (ARE) to apply for a licence on your behalf.
$150.00 per year for one pager.
$600.00 per year for up to five pagers.
$1500.00 per year for unlimited pagers.
Additional costs:
An engineering fee, agreed between you and your ARC or ARE.
With this licence you must:
Follow the technical parameters of the licence that is crafted for you. This includes operating:
- on a specific frequency
- up to a set power
- from a defined transmitting location to a defined receiving location.
Pay an annual fee to keep your licence current.
Not operate in a way that causes interference to other radio services.
Your equipment:
Must be compliant with the relevant radio standards and the relevant technical parameters for this licence. The standards are in place to ensure your equipment is technically efficient and will work well with other radio services in New Zealand.
Product compliance Gazette Notices
If your equipment is not labelled with an RCM mark or R-NZ label, you need to go back to your supplier and get New Zealand-approved equipment.
Process
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Once your the licence is certified you’ll get an email
- Follow the instructions in the email to confirm your licence.
- Make payment if requested.
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You’ll receive a further email, confirming that your licence has been granted.
This contains important information that you need to know about transmitting on your new licence.
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Set up your equipment at the location(s) on your licence.
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Start transmitting from the date on your licence.