The use of 27Mhz frequency has been DE-licensed by the Indian Government and the use of equipment with a 5W maximum power output has been permitted to all Indian citizens. The use is not limited and such radios can be used for any purpose anywhere in the territory of India. GeoMax sells legally imported radio sets that meet these requirements so that you do not need a license and can use the radios freely anywhere in India.

Important to note that ALL other radios which are not operating on this band are required to have a license.

Please refer to the regulation reproduced below. For more information, please refer to the WPC , Government of India website.

Government of India 

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology 

(Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing) 

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 12th August, 2005

G.S.R. 533 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4 and 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) and sections 4 and 10 of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Use of low power equipment in the Citizen band 26.957 – 27.283 MHz (Exemption from Licensing Requirement) Rules, 2005.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definition.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a)“Act” means the Indian Telegraph Act,1885 (13 of 1885);

(b) “Effective Radiated Power” includes the gain of the antenna, if any;

(c) words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Act and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933), shall have the same meanings respectively as are assigned to them in those Acts.

3. Use of wireless equipment in the band 26.957 – 27.283 MHz.- Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no licence shall be required by any person to establish, maintain, work, possess or deal in any wireless equipment intended to be used while in motion or during halts, on non-interference, non-protection and shared (non-exclusive) basis, in the frequency band 26.957 – 27.283 MHz with 5 Watt Effective Radiated Power and built-in antenna

4. Interference.- (1) Interference is the effect of unwanted energy due to one or a combination of emissions, radiations or induction upon reception in a radio communication system, manifested by any performance degradation, misinterpretation, or loss of information which could be extracted in the absence of such unwanted energy. (2) In case where any person to whom a licence has been issued under section 4 of the Act, informs that his licensed system is getting interference from any other radio communication system exempted under these rules, the user of such unlicensed Wireless equipment shall discontinue its use forthwith.

[No.R-11014/04/2005-LR ]

ASHOK KUMAR, Jt. Wireless Advisor.

Link to Gazette notification