But the ARRL statement you quote refers to U.S. Citizens, not to holders
of US callsigns. So the situation really hinges on whether IZ3EYZ
remains solely an Italian citizen or has dual US citizenship. Even then,
should not using his Italian call be grounds for disqualification? The
most pejorative conclusion I can draw is that given his past record,
IZ3EYZ decided to use KO1A/FS to avoid disclosing his Italian call,
which has some reputational issues.
73, Pete N4ZR
On 8/20/2023 9:02 PM, r-emails@n5ot.com wrote:
Please cite the CEPT rule that you are referring to when you say "his
operation was not in compliance with CEPT." ?
This is a fair question.
The ARRL states here http://www.arrl.org/cept :
"A U.S. citizen holding ... [an] ... amateur radio service operator
license grant by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is
authorized to utilize temporarily an amateur station in a ... (CEPT)
country ...."
Further:
"While operating an amateur station in a CEPT country, the person must
have in his or her possession ... proof of U.S. citizenship ...."
To me this says you can't use your FCC callsign under the United
States CEPT agreement if you are not a US citizen. Your comment that
the CEPT rules don't say anything one way or the other about US
citizenship makes me want to put it another way: CEPT notwithstanding
(except that it is specifically FCC's position with regard
specifically to using FCC callsigns under CEPT) it appears that FCC
licensee KO1A may have violated FCC rules if KO1A is not a US citizen,
yet claimed to operate under CEPT, yet used his FCC callsign.
Maybe it's more of an FCC question than a CEPT question.
73 - Mark N5OT
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