Explanation of the Palau Radio License       You can acquire the Palau ham radio license based on your home amateur radio license. Your license class is not examined and radio license acquisition is not restricted by nationality in Palau. If your license is printed and available in the English language, then an English proof / translation is not required. However, we will ask you for an English proof of your license, when your license is described in Chinese or Korean.       There is no radio license class in Palau. With the Palau radio license you can acquire, you can operate with a linear amplifier.       The license term of validity of the Palau radio license for the foreigners is for one year. It is often better to acquire your license a little early to make your travel and rental shack booking plans more flexible. Preparation of applications       The licence application for a ham radio licence in Palau can be executed by IMPAC as a proxy. Please prepare the following documents at least 40 days before your planned arrival, and inform the rental dhack adviser Sakai. The list of the Application Documents to prepare (1)  A certified copy of the face photograph page of your passport. (2)  The copy of your home amateur radio license. Other  When your license is written in Chinese and Korean, please provide an English language proof. Application Cost for the Palau radio license       The application expenses of the Palau radio license which we prepare is as follows. The charge for a license application in case you do not request a callsign. [ Change on July 27, 2007 ] This plan was abolished. The number of guests who do not request a call sign so far has been very small, and there is no need to continue this offer. The charge for a license application in case you a request callsign and/or reviving a callsign of your expired license. (1)  License acquisition charge. US$ 100 Remarks Payment by the credit card is possible. The old KC6 prefix callsign cannot be revitalized. Although most T88 callsigns are possible, it is impossible when that callsign is already assigned to other amateur. In Palau, the expired callsigns will be assigned to other amateurs after several years. The callsigns of Palau       The amateur radio station in Palau is permitted the callsign prefix of T88AA-ZZ as defined by the ITU and the Republic of Palau Radio Callsign (19 June 2002) of Palau government establishment.       In case you apply for a license, you can request a callsign (T88**). Please ask adviser: Sakai, for any specific callsign requests. About 200 callsigns have already been issued in Palau. Your preferred callsign will be requested. but please understand beforehand that we can't make a promise that it will be available.       If you do request a call sign, it will be a good idea that you request some alternate callsign choices and hopefully these will available if your main choice is already used.       Sorry, we can't apply for the special callsign prefix which starts with T80. The application of this special callsign prefix is not something that a travel company can execute by proxy. The Palau radio license is passed in Palau       Your Palau radio license is published by the government and then sent to IMPAC, and when you arrive in Palau, it is passed across to you.       We can send the copy of your Palau radio license by E-mail (or postal mail). Please come to Palau to print it and to have available when you operate.       On arrival of a guest visitor for the rental shack, please advise the airport customs people that staff of IMPAC hold the guests original radio licence, and are waiting in the lobby.