On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 07:56:06 -0800, G7TMG wrote:

"Walt Davidson" wrote in message
...
On 27 Feb 2005 23:15:07 GMT, Bob Nielsen
wrote:

Yes, that's right. But it means he would need to apply to the FCC for
a reciprocal license.

Not required anymore. See

http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/amateur/about/recoperating.html
(including the footnote).

Yes, the footnote which limits permitted operation to be within

"The operating terms and conditions of the amateur service
license granted by the alien's government".

His UK license [Paragraph 11(1)(a)] states:

"The Licensee may operate in countries which have implemented CEPT
Recommendation T/R 61-01 in accordance with the following terms:

The Licensee shall
(a) be a temporary visitor and non-resident in the host country."

Nothing could be clearer than that.

73 de G3NYY

There are two ways of operating--CEPT provisions (which say "short
visits" without defining "short") and "reciprocal". Operating under
the reciprocal licensing agreement has no time restriction, as long as
the license is still valid (I once had a neighbor who was a permanent
resident with a UK license and had operated in the US for several years
under the reciprocal provisions). At one time it was necessary to
apply for a US reciprocal permit, but the FCC has streamlined many
things and made that automatic.


--
Walt Davidson Email: g3nyy @despammed.com



Walt,

Thanks for pointing that out. I haven't had a good look through BR68 for a
while (since I last renewed my ticket about 7 years ago) but did ask the
Radio Licensing Centre when renewing this time as to using my licence in the
USA - they said "You will need to check with the US authorities for any
restrictions etc."

Interestingly 11 (1) (c) also states "The licensee shall comply with the
requirements applicable to the use of wireless telegraphy apparatus at the
location of operation in the host country"

Do you think this also implies that a valid cw test would be needed by UK
full licence holders while on vacation in the US for HF?

I can read it either way but suspect it does.

I suspect not, since the CEPT rules were changed in 2003 to go from two
classes of licence to a single CEPT license. See
http://www.ero.dk/doc98/official/Pdf/TR6101E.PDF. There are
provisions for footnotes which could impose restrictions, but none are
used in the table relating to the US, which to me signifies that the US
will allow HF operating privileges to anyone who qualifies under CEPT
(which requires a UK FULL license). Under Appendix IV, columns 3 and 4
are blank, which I find interesting (can the holder of a US novice
license--no longer issued, but still valid and renewable-- operate with
full privileges in a CEPT country?)

Does the UK even have a morse test anymore? I suspect that most
countries which have eliminated the requirement have also eliminated
the test, which would make it rather difficult to be tested.

73,
Bob, N7XY