Question & AnswerQ&A (NTC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1-1-98)
Short Range Radio Service (SRRS) is a private radio communication system in the Land Mobile Service limited to portable transceivers for short range communications.
An SRRS Special Permit is an authority issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to individuals and/or entities for the possession and operation of a radio station under the Short Range Radio Service.
Type Approval requires laboratory testing and certification by the NTC that the SRRS equipment complies with technical standards, while Type Acceptance is based on certification and test reports from an acceptable foreign administration without the need for local laboratory testing.
SRRS radio equipment must have a fixed and non-extendible frequency range, be portable with a maximum transmitted output power not exceeding 3 watts, use frequency modulation (FM) with voice emission, and be duly type approved or accepted by the NTC.
The SRRS operates on the frequency band of 325.0000 MHz to 325.4875 MHz using a 12.5 kHz channeling plan.
Persons or entities who possess or operate SRRS radio equipment without a special permit or sell SRRS units without being an NTC-accredited dealer and fail to submit sales and stock reports shall be dealt with in accordance with existing Radio Laws and Regulations, which may include administrative sanctions.
Only NTC authorized radio dealers can be granted permits to import SRRS radio equipment.
A special permit fee of One Thousand Pesos (PHP 1,000) per SRRS unit applies; type approval filing fee is PHP 150.00, laboratory fee is PHP 5,000.00, and certificate fee is PHP 1,200.00; type acceptance fees include a PHP 150.00 filing fee and a PHP 1,200.00 certificate fee.
A drawing detailing the equipment label and information to be affixed on production models must be submitted. The equipment shall have external and internal markings as specified in Annex B of the Circular.
Transmitters shall have a maximum output power of 3 watts, use FM emission only (11K0F3E), and the modulation limiting shall not exceed +2.5 kHz deviation.
No, the use of linear amplifiers, boosters, or external antennas for SRRS equipment is strictly prohibited.
It takes effect 15 days after publication.