The identification call sign is registered at the Main Radio Frequency Center (GRFC), and the equipment is registered at the regional Roskomnadzor. In connection with the transition to online services, the applicant’s office of the GRCHTS was opened. I will share my experience in renewing an amateur radio call sign and registering radio-electronic equipment.

Introduction

A radio amateur must always have with him, along with the radio station, in addition to his identification card, two documents (Note: they should be printed on paper, because the traffic police / police department may refuse to read the information from the screen of your smartphone):
1)certificate of formation of an identification call sign(issued by GRChTs in Applicant's office).
2)extract from the register of radio-electronic equipmentto the radio station (sent by Roskomnadzor to the radio amateur by email in response to his Application and List of technical characteristics of the radio-electronic device).

Re-registration of an amateur radio identification call sign is no different from registration.
The difference between re-registration and registration is that when the re-registration deadlines are met (from six months, but no later than a month before the expiration date), you retain your old call sign. If you miss the deadline, a new call sign can only be obtained by retaking the exam, but in this case the old call sign will be lost (the prefix and suffix will change) and, possibly, the category of the radio station will change.

Reasons for registering the call sign of an amateur radio station:

• passing the exam to obtain the first permanent call sign
• increase in qualification category (from 4 to 3 or 2 or 1)
• change the call sign of the first category from a 5-digit call sign to a 4-digit one
• change of the registration address of the owner of the radio station (place of permanent or temporary registration) of the amateur service or the postal address of the applicant.
• receiving an identification signal for foreign citizens who have a residence permit (residence permit) on the territory of the Russian Federation (call signs of the type RE1*** or RE1**) - validity period as for call signs of citizens of the Russian Federation - 10 years.
• receipt of a temporary identification signal (except for radio-electronic means of foreign citizens during their temporary stay on the territory of the Russian Federation) - formed in exceptional cases, for example, for memorial radio stations, for a period of up to 3 months
• obtaining a temporary call sign for radio stations of Antarctic expeditions, drifting polar stations (type RI0***) and space-based objects (type RS0***) - valid for 2 years.
• receiving an identification signal for in-person radio sports competitions included in the unified calendar plan of the federal executive body in the field of sports, the executive body of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the field of sports (type R00**);

• training call sign for a family member (type RY1****)
  The validity period of the certificate of formation of a permanent call sign is no more than 10 years.
  Source - MinTsifry and Source - PDF document on the CPP website

  Grounds for re-registration of an identification call sign:

• change of surname or first name of the owner of the call sign
• replacement of a passport of a Citizen of the Russian Federation
• change of registration (registration) or place of registration of a citizen.
• change of residence (accompanied by the transfer of a radio station from one QTH to another)

• approaching the expiration date of your call sign (extension of the identification call sign).

  Grounds for cancellation of an identification call sign:

• upon application of an individual with a request for cancellation of the identification call sign
• at the request of an individual to form a new call sign for identification of RES, in order to replace the previously formed call sign.
• in case of termination of validity of documents certifying the right of an individual to use the radio frequency spectrum of the RES, for identification of which the call sign was formed.
• upon expiration of the certificate, if it has not been reissued in the prescribed manner or if an application for its reissue has not been submitted in advance (at least thirty days in advance);
• use of RES for illegal purposes, harmful to the interests of the individual, society and the state;
• in case of detection of inaccurate or distorted data in the applicant's application;
• for failure to comply with the conditions (requirements) for the use of the radio frequency spectrum,

A new check of the requirements for the formation of a call sign for identifying the owner's radio electronics can be carried out no earlier than 6 months from the date of cancellation with a mandatory re-check of operational and technical readiness by the radio frequency service enterprise.

Sources:
Order of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation dated January 12, 2012 N 4
GRCHTS website), paragraph “The owner of an amateur radio station has the right to apply for a certificate of formation of a call sign for permanent use in the following cases.”

After registration or re-registration with the GRChTS, the radio amateur will receive a document "Certificate of formation of a call sign identifying a radio station of an amateur radio station" in electronic form. You should print it out and have it with you.

General procedure

1. Completing the FL-PS-LS application on a computer
2. Printing out the application on a printer
3. Signing it with a fountain pen
4. Scan your application
5. Scanning the document on the basis of which the call sign is issued (old Certificate - if a replacement or an extract from the exam - if a new call sign or a category upgrade is made)
6. Login to the "Applicant's Account"
7. Filling out the form
8. Attachment of the PDF file of the Application (on the second sheet is a copy of the current Certificate of formation of the call sign)
9. Final submission of the form to GRChTS.
   10.Waiting for the results of the GRChTs review.

What is the "Applicant's Office"

The applicant's new account is an automated system based on web technologies for the interaction of citizens of the Russian Federation with the Main Radio Frequency Center. Login through your State Services account.

The initial page of the "Applicant's Account" has the address https://online.grfc.ru/kz/.

Stages of submitting an application to the GRChTs for issuing a certificate of formation of a call sign

1. Preparing to submit an application

1. Must have confirmed state Services record. Confirmed means that they not only created it at State Services, but also confirmed their identity at the Multifunctional Center (MFC).
2. 2. INN and SNILS must be filled out in the “Government Services” profile https://www.gosuslugi.ru/, then there will be no problems when submitting an application and the applicant’s office will recognize you.
3. We prepare the exact postal code and residential address. The correct spelling of your address can be obtained on the website Russian Posts-Index search
   https://www.pochta.ru/post-index?restore=true
4. When renewing a call sign => keep the old certificate of formation of the call sign on hand - in order to write its number in the Application if necessary.
   
5. 5. To register the application, you will need the TIN, series and number of the Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. You can find out your TIN at "Government Services", in the section Documents and data, if you added it to your profile earlier. Otherwise, the TIN needs to be found out using the tax service service "Find out TIN".
6. SNILS - “Individual Personal Account Insurance Number” is a light green A6 card issued by the Pension Fund to every citizen of the Russian Federation.

!!Entrance to the Applicant's Account is made only throughPublic services! You can get a confirmed record of State Services or restore access to State Services in one of the Multifunctional Centers - MFC. (List of MFC addresses).

1. Registration, printing and signing of the FL-PS-LS application

Radio amateur - Before submitting an application, an individual needs to download the recommended application form from the GRChTs website
"FL-PS-LS"- to receive a signal of constant use is loaded from the page https://grfc.ru/grfc/services/procedure/call-signs-for-amateur-service/

A sample of the completed application is available on the SRR website.(under the spoiler "Fill out an application to the Federal State Unitary Enterprise GRChTs"
https://srr.ru/prodlyaem-svidetelstvo/
Direct link to the file with a sample application -https://srr.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Zayavlenie.doc.

Since I have already had a call sign, the call sign was being renewed, in the paragraph “Basis” in the application I indicated “Issuing a certificate without creating a call sign".

List of options for the values of the "ground" item to be indicated in the application (old version of the form):

• registration of a certificate without creating a call sign;
• change of qualification category;
• change of place of residence;
• formation of a call sign for training beginners at their radio station;
• formation of a call sign of four characters.

After filling out the application, I printed it out on an MFP (multifunction device), signed it with a blue fountain pen, and converted it into a scanned copy. Scanning resolution - 300 dpi, with color. Saved to file application.pdf.

Also,when renewing a license or upgrade it is necessary to scan a document for a valid call sign: CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF AN IDENTIFICATION CALL SIGN FOR AN AMATEUR RADIO STATION RADIO AMATEUR LICENCE.

If the applicant receives a call sign for the first time or upgrading- you need a scan in PDF format of an extract from the examination protocol for the amateur radio category, which is issued by the Qualification Commission at the territorial Radio Frequency Center (RFC) or the local branch of the Union of Radio Amateurs of Russia (SRR) after successfully passing the exam.

(Addition from 04/21/2025. To pass the exam in the Union of Radio Amateurs of Russia (SRR), you need to join the Union. To do this, as far as I remember, you need to fill out an application form and pay an entrance fee. Why you need to come to your local amateur radio club (radio club) during its opening hours. The radio club does not operate in the summer months, as the exam organizers go to their dachas until September 1. The work schedule, telephone number and procedure for entering the radio club are announced by the presenter at weekly round tables in the “2 meter” band (145.550 MHz or the main city repeater). To join the Russian Radio Amateur Union, you may need a 3x4 cm photograph. Exam times and computer software requirements for video conferencing. After the COVID-19 epidemic, the exam for the amateur radio category in the Russian Radio Amateur Union is being held online. A web camera with a microphone should be installed in such a way that it is clear that there are no strangers in the room who could provide answers to questions. Retaking the exam at the Radio Frequency Center is paid, but at the regional branch of the Union of Radio Amateurs it is free. The fee for passing each exam at the RFC is about 2,000 rubles. Radio operators who are confident in their knowledge can try to pass directly to the first category, bypassing the intermediate 4, 3 and 2).

2. Registration in the “Applicant’s Account” of the GRCHTS

Follow the link http://www.grfc.ru/grfc/kz/

A window opens.

On which we press the button "Login".

Log in using “State Services” (USIA), agree to the terms of use and reading of your profile data by the “Applicant’s Account” website.

Enter information about yourself in the form fields -e-mail, full name, cell phone.

Email address- mailbox address,to which you will receive a letter with a link to confirm your email (must belong to you and be accessible). As an e-mail address, you cannot select the address of other citizens or that was used in other accounts of the GRCHTs Applicant’s Account, because its uniqueness is checked.
The cell phone number for communication may differ from that indicated on the State Services.
The SNILS field is not filled in and is not available for editing.

Don't forget to check the box"I agree with the processing of my personal data
In accordance with the Federal Law of the Russian Federation of July 27, 2006 No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data”, otherwise the program will not allow you further.

Check your email inbox that you specified.

Follow the link in the letter

I set a new password from my smartphone (although it is not used further, since logging in through State Services is rather a “rudiment” of the old version of the account).

A message indicating that the new password has been successfully set will be displayed on the smartphone screen.

WE GO TO THE APPLICANT’S OFFICE: http://www.grfc.ru/grfc/kz/ again.

After logging in through State Services, the main window of the applicant’s Account will open. This means you have successfully entered the applicant’s account.

3. Submitting an application for registration/renewal of call sign

In any case, when registering or re-registering an amateur radio call sign, you need to click on the link "Form a call sign"

and fill out a radio amateur form. On the web page you will be asked to familiarize yourself with the procedure for providing the service.

The text states that the call sign formation service is provided electronically, and that the validity period of the call sign formation certificate is cannot exceed 10 years.
Scroll down to read the full terms and conditions for this service. It states in what cases it may be refused. Read carefully!
grfc.txt.zip

When checked “I have read and agree with the rules” press the button "Forward".

In the second step we select "Individual" and click "Forward".

In the third step, fill in your Full name and passport details

In the fourth and final step, we attach our signature with a fountain pen and translated into PDF or JPEG format statement for the formation of a new identification call sign or extension of an existing one.
The upload form accepts files in the following formats: cer, csv, doc, docx, gif, htm, html, iso, jpeg, jpg, msg, pdf, png, ppt, pptx, rar, rtf, sig, tif, tiff, txt, vsd, xls, xlsx, xml, zip.

I used PDF format for the application. (Attached a copy of the current Certificate of Call Sign Formation as the second sheet of the PDF Application).

Before sending, carefully read the PDF application file and check the address - it must match your current address of residence on page 5 of the Passport of a Citizen of the Russian Federation.

After pressing the button "Send" the application will be submitted for consideration to the GRCHTs.

4. Waiting for the application to be considered through the “Applicant’s Account” of the GRCHTS

Next, the application is accepted for work with the assignment of application number No. 1234567 dated December 29, 2020.
At the same time, in Office of the applicant GRCHTS the “Agreements” section receives information (+1) that an agreement has been concluded with GRCHTS.

Then, the status of the application consideration is periodically sent by e-mail.
In your Personal Account on the left side of the window you can see changes in the status of consideration of applications.
After reviewing the request, the item "Conclusions +1". We click on it with the mouse.

A table will appear in the right part of the window for selecting applications for the period. Clicked "Find".
The program shows the result of the application review.

6. Uploading the result file through the "Applicant's Account"

Once your request has been processed in "Applicant's office" new entries will appear. You should click on the link "Conclusion" and save all files to your computer. Main file - Certificate of call sign formation in RTF format. It should be opened in LibreOffice Writer or MS Word and printed, laminated or placed in a transparent A4 file, and placed in a paper folder.

New evidence:

a) Upload:

b) Print:

!!P.S.What to do if you don’t have a State Services account or it’s difficult to understand the “Applicant’s Account”?

You need to send to address of the Federal Unitary Enterprise FSUE "GRChTs" application in the form “FL-PS-LS”. The recommended application form for issuing a certificate of formation of a call sign is posted on the website www.grfc.ru in the section “Applicants” - “Radio Services” - “Amateur Service” - “Procedure for obtaining a certificate of formation of a call sign for identifying radio electronic zones of the amateur service” or go to link.
The application must be sent to:Derbenevskaya embankment, 7, building 15, Moscow, 117997.

Deregistration of old equipment (or cancellation due to receipt/renewal of call sign)

After receiving a new call sign, you need to unregister the equipment, and then register it again with a new call sign.

To the Head of the Department
Roskomnadzor for the Northwestern Federal District
D.V. Sakharov

st. Galernaya, 27,
St. Petersburg, 190000

STATEMENT

I ask you to cancel the certificates “certificate number, from what date”, “certificate number, from what date”, etc. in connection with the receipt of a new certificate of formation of the identification call sign No. dated.

Date _ Signature __

!Addition: If you try to register a radio station that is already in the register of RES and VChU (the registration period of which has not expired or is registered to another owner with a valid call sign or to yourself), then a reasoned refusal will come from Roskomnadzor:

Conclusion: before registering a radio-electronic device, it must be either new (from a store) or de-registered, or the period in the RES and VChU register has expired (10 years). Registered RES must be registered with Roskomnadzor by the previous owner before sale - otherwise the new owner will not be able to register the transceiver, because he is listed in the RES and VChU database under a different call sign.

Registration of equipment (portable radios, car or stationary transceivers)

It is better to register the equipment on new certificate of formation of an identification call sign_.

GRCHTS SPb

"On our website Roskomnadzor St. Petersburg, website 78.rkn.gov.ru/ yes

• section "Public services"
• and in the "State Services" subsection "Registration of RES and VChU".

You open and download

• application for individuals
• and a list of technical characteristics (via hyperlink)

Note: in the Appendix to the Application ("List of technical characteristics..."), in the field "Address of the installation site (area of placement in the absence of an address)" for wearable transceivers you should indicate: "Wearable on the territory of the Russian Federation", and for car radios - "Carryable on the territory of the Russian Federation".

The decision (SCRF on the allocation of frequency bands of the radio frequency spectrum for the amateur service) is the same: 10-07-01 from 07/15/2010.
and it was extended for you until April 1, 2028, according to this decision of the SCRF (i.e. for another 8 years).

And be sure to indicate the form for receiving the extract:

• in electronic form
  *or by mail in an envelope
• or at a personal reception with us here.

And there is also the line “Information about the call sign” (date and number of the certificate of formation of the call sign).

The address is exactly the same: St. Petersburg, Galernaya street, 27.

And just be sure to indicate:

• contact phone number (if you have any questions)
• and if you want by “electronic”, then do not forget to indicate the email address (in the “in electronic form”) field, because Many people forget to indicate it.
  -- Roskomnadzor for the Northwestern Federal District

Documents are prepared for each radio station separately (application and list of technical characteristics).
After printing and signing the statements and technical specifications in in paper form, they need to be sent by registered mail by mail or by email in scanned form.

The address or official e-mail for sending documents for registering radio stations with Roskomnadzor of the Northwestern Federal District is indicated on the page:

https://78.rkn.gov.ru/contacts/

Obtaining an extract from the register of RES and VChU

Instead of the old document “Registration Certificate of RES”, now the main document confirming the registration of a radio station is an extract from the Register. During the initial registration of the RES, this extract is sent by email and the owner must have it. But if for some reason the extract is missing, you must obtain it. This is done using a free government service:
* State service "Providing an extract from the Register" on the State Services website.

An extract from the Register is generated and provided in the following cases:
a) during the initial registration of RES and VChU;
b) when making changes to an existing entry in the Register;
c) at the request of the applicant.

The request from an individual shall indicate the following information:
a) registration number,
b) last name, first name, patronymic (if available), details of the identity document.

If there is no record number (for example, the RES was registered before the new registration procedure began), the application must additionally indicate information about the registered RES and HF unit: the number of the permit to use radio frequencies or radio frequency channels (if available), type, name, address of the installation site (territory of use) and geographic coordinates of the installation site of the RES and HF unit.


Examples of documents in RTF format for deregistration and registration of radio stations:documents.zip.

First I sent the first application - “about deregistration of radio stations” from request to remove from registration and attachment zayavl_unreg.pdf(printed on a printer, signed with a blue pen and scanned in color with a resolution of 300dpi into a PDF file), on the same day, after a while - “about the registration of radio stations” with attachments Zahayvl_VX6R.PDF and Zayavl_7800R.PDF (also printed, signed and scanned into a PDF file). Email address for registering radio stations in St. Petersburg: rsockanc78@rkn.gov.ru

Questions and answers:

Question from: Igor
“Hello, how long did it take to (re-register) your call sign?”
Answer:

• re-registration of call sign in GRChTS - 26 days,
• re-registration of several transceivers in Roskomnazdor - within 12 days,
• Roskomnadzor processed the application for registration of one radio station in 9 days.

Links to regulatory documents:

Order of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of Russia dated January 12, 2012 No. 4 “On approval of the Procedure for the formation of call signs for the identification of radio-electronic equipment for civil purposes”
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 12, 2004 No. 539 “On the procedure for registration of radio-electronic equipment and high-frequency devices”.
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 14, 2017 No. 1547 “On amendments to certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation regarding the registration of radio-electronic equipment and high-frequency devices”- on the need to register a distribution zone, the procedure for submitting an application.
Recommended form of application for registration of distribution zones for individuals of citizens of the Russian Federation
*https://www.qth.spb.ru/modules/Files/pub_dir/Obrazeciblank.doc- sample application (not accurate!).

• Appendix No. 1. List of technical characteristics and radiation parameters of radio-electronic equipment and high-frequency devices, information about which is attached Appendix No. 1 to the order of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
  dated January 13, 2015 N 2 - table with characteristics of RES (appendix to the Application)
  DECISION dated July 15, 2010 N 10-07-01 On the allocation of radio frequency bands for radio-electronic equipment of the amateur and amateur satellite services (as amended by the decision of the SCRF under the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of Russia dated April 16, 2018 N 18-45-02)
  DECISION of October 16, 2015 N 15-35-02 On amending the SCRF decision of July 15, 2010 N 10-07-01 “On the allocation of radio frequency bands for radio-electronic equipment of the amateur and amateur satellite services” (as amended by SCRF decisions of March 10, 2011 N 11-11-03, dated 07/22/2014 N 14-26-04)
  Unified technical reference book for RES and VChU- see the correct name of the RES
  Types and classes of radiation,other source.international classification
  *Dictionary of meanings "RES Type"

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