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| mapletree |
Posted
on 05-Jan-04 05:20 PM
I am thinking about about taking two way mobile handheld radio to Nepal on my next trip to Nepal. I want to use it to communicate with my sister who is living very close, it is 30 minutes walking distance, I think it is less than 3 KM by air. I am here looking for dos and donts, suggestions, legal and security issues with using hand held radio at all.
1. I know that these radio which can communicate upto 2 miles (3.2 KM) do not require license to operate here on USA but we need license (which will cost $75.00) for handhelds that can communicate upto 5 or 7 miles. Anyone can get these license provided he or she is older than 18 years of age. I am wondering if it is even legal on Nepal to use it ? Can we use it with license if so where and how we can get it or how much will it cost?
2. What will happen if they found these radio during custom clearance on TIA? Are they legal in Nepal at all? I think it will be downright illegal few years back but with cellular telephone and long distance cordless telephone here in kathmandu, authorities should not have to have problem with it. I heard some long distance cordless telephone can communicate upto 15 kilometers and they are not illegal here on Kathmandu. I have read about banned cordless telephone on some parts outside of Kathmandu though.
3. I know I will be talking to public open channel and there is no privacy but can authorities can track down my radio and caught it if happens to be illegal (or they think it should be illegal)?
4. Can Nepal Telecommunication Authority or some other entity might be able to help ?
5. What is your experience of using those in Nepal if you have used it in Nepal.
Thanks,
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| DP |
Posted
on 05-Jan-04 05:45 PM
MappleTree,
I have never used one in Kathmandu.But this is what I think:
It shouldn't be hard to get custom clearance.If you can use it at all, I don't think you need to pay any fee or buy any license.They(army and police) might blame you for communicating with Maobadis.On the other hand, Maobadis may blame you for doing "suraki". Except for these dangers, I don't see any other problems.
DP.
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| Bhunte |
Posted
on 05-Jan-04 05:59 PM
DP is right....
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| realist |
Posted
on 05-Jan-04 07:42 PM
I took the 2 mile two way radios for my sisters wedding when i went to Nepal. I took 4 pairs of the motorolas. They worked fine but it was a nuisance since some people i let didn't know how to operate it. But other than that there was no problem. When i took them to nepal it was no problem since they did not open my suit case in kathmandu airport. But whne i was bringing them back to US they were asking me all kind of questions and things. Those people in costums even tried to use it but since they did not know how to use it i they asked me a lot of questions what is this and that. What do you use it for and things. Not a hard core interrogation. Since they did not know how to use it I told them it was toys for the kids since you know how the motorala makes its stuff from plastic. They were saying so why 8 of them. But eventually they let me go without further hassel. But i do not think it should be a big problem.
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| Bhunte |
Posted
on 05-Jan-04 08:14 PM
realist, when it is not a toy but you lied to airport authorities. Had they found it not a toy, what consequences were you willing to bear?
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| realist |
Posted
on 06-Jan-04 01:36 AM
Bhunte ji,
Thank you for you concern. Lets not play the if game now it's all in the past. But if they had found out then i would be willing to bear couple of hundred rupees for them. And by the way please read what i wrote. I told them it was a toy after I learned they they had no clue what it was. If they did know what it was i think they would have had a better job than sitting there and going through peoples personal belongings. And even if they did know what it was it is not illegal to bring two way radios to US in a suitcase. I could see your concern had it been in my handbag.
Well so long.
>>>>>"Those people in costums even tried to use it but since they did not know how to use it i they asked me a lot of questions what is this and that. What do you use it for and things. Not a hard core interrogation. Since they did not know how to use it I told them it was toys for the kids since you know how the motorala makes its stuff from plastic"
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| mapletree |
Posted
on 06-Jan-04 12:43 PM
Thanks guys for sharing your thoughts and experiences with 2 way radios. I think I will take a pair with me and experiment with them.
Thanks again.
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