Subject: Permanent Residents who want to become hams
From: Alun
Date: 5/8/2004 10:18 AM Central Standard Time
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(Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in
:

There's a "PT2" that's been living in Atlanta for at least 20 years
who
continues to use his Brazilian call "portable 4". One wonder's who is
getting paid off on this one.

So long as he doesn't become a US citizen or get a US licence, and so long
as he keeps his Brazilian licence renewed, he can operate in the US
indefinitely. However, he should be signing "W4 portable PT2___". Only
Canadians are now supposed to add the US prefix on the end. "PT2___
portable W4" would have been right 20 years ago, but things change.

20 years ago he would have needed to apply to the FCC for a new 610A every
year, but now he doesn't need anything from the FCC to do it. Also, if he
really doesn't use a W in front of the 4 he would be saying he was in the
4th distrct of Brasil, so that would always have been totally incorrect, 20
years ago and now.

It used to be common to require citizenship as a condition of getting a
licence other than a reciprocal licence, but most countries dropped that
many years ago. There may still be some places left on the planet where it
is still the case, so it's always a good idea to check.

It appears as though he's been clipped.

He now has a US call...And with privileges that are less than his
Brazilian license. If he were not required to change, why would he?

73

Steve, K4YZ