Introduction
The only one citizen band radio organization in Indonesia is RAPI,
"Radio Antar Penduduk Indonesia" (Indonesian Inter-Citizen Radio) established
on November 10, 1980 as decided in a government decision called as "Keputusan
Direktorat Jenderal Pos dan Telekomunikasi No. 125/Dirjen/1980". Until today,
the date of November 10 is known as the birthday of RAPI.
The main legal basis for RAPI and citizen band radio activities in
Indonesia is a minister decision called as "Keputusan Menteri Perhubungan No.
SI. 11/HK 501/Phb-80 tentang Perizinan Penyelenggaraan Komunikasi Radio Antar
Penduduk (KRAP)" stated by the Indonesian government dated October 6, 1980.
Finally, you could see the logo of RAPI is as follows:
Frequency allocations for citizen band radio in Indonesia are regulated
in a government decision called as "Surat Keputusan Direktorat Jenderal Pos
dan Telekomunikasi No. 92/Dirjen/1994 tentang Ketentuan Pelaksanaan Komunikasi
Radio Antar Penduduk (KRAP)". The regulation arranges frequency allocations
for citizen band radio in Indonesia as follows:
HF (High Frequency)
26.960 - 27.415 MHz divided into 40 channels
27.065 MHz (channel 9) is used for emergency news
VHF (Very High Frequency)
142.0375 - 143.5375 MHz divided into 60 channels
142.2500 MHz (channel 9) is used for emergency news
UHF (Ultra High Frequency)
476.410 - 477.415 MHz divided into 40 channels
476.625 MHz (channel 9) is used for emergency news
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