Land mobile licences

Who does this licence apply to?

• Persons or other legal entities that own and operate land based radio transmitting equipment for communication between mobiles and/or portable sets either direct or through a radio repeater station.

What are land mobile services?

Licensing of radio transmitting equipment in the land mobile service covers a wide range of equipment, frequency use and power. In comparison to the Citizen Radio Service, Land Mobile services use higher power and are used in a two frequency mode where wide coverage is obtained by transmitting through a hilltop repeater. Where it is desirable for a large group of mobiles to constantly monitor communications as opposed to cellular communications which is "person to person" the land mobile service is a logical choice.

Land mobile licences are often associated with networks or trunking systems where a method of coded access is utilised for group communication, protection from interference and allows greater reuse of the frequency throughout New Zealand.

For mobiles operating outside the coverage of a repeater or in isolated areas, simplex service (single frequency) may be chosen by switching channels.

Applying for a land mobile licence

You can apply for a repeater or simplex licence online or by sending us a completed Radio 2L application form [179 kB PDF]. For applicable fees refer to the fees schedule.

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