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I'm a student and new to amateur radios. Is it legal to operate ham radios for educational purposes without any license?

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    $\begingroup$ Regulations vary by jurisdiction. Please add a country tag your question or it may be closed. $\endgroup$
    – Phil Frost - W8II
    Commented Apr 17, 2019 at 14:17
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    $\begingroup$ OP is located in 'Vaikom, Kerala, India' according to the profile. $\endgroup$
    – Aleksander Alekseev - R2AUK
    Commented Apr 17, 2019 at 16:02

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As mentioned in a comment, if you ask a legal question you need to give us an idea of where you are. Please add a country tag.

However - this is one that’s not hard to answer without knowing where you are.

Generally, around the world, if you are to transmit as a radio amateur in any case apart from an actual emergency, then you need to be licensed in the country you are in when you transmit. Or have an amateur radio licence from a country that has agreements with the country you are in when you transmit that specifically allow you to do that.

It’s not like software licensing where you have to buy an expensive license but it’s “free for educational purposes”.

If you want to transmit, you need a licence.

There are many reasons for this, which you will learn in detail as part of the process of getting your licence.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thanks for your time, am from India. $\endgroup$
    – Sumithran
    Commented Apr 17, 2019 at 16:27
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The purpose for licensed ham radio in and of itself is education (whether for self or others), experimentation and for recreation. So yup, to transmit, you'll need a license (at least for the US and UK).

You can, however, listen to ham broadcasts without a license (at least in the UK, where I'm familiar with the laws)

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Hmm, I want to say no. Here is why.

If you answer is clear if you intended to operate and radiate then yes regardless if it is educational or not then you need to get a license.

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