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Re: [CQ-Contest] What to log?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] What to log?
From: Tom Frenaye <frenaye@direcway.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 21:40:59 -0400
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At 04:50 PM 5/18/2005, SM2EKM wrote:
>USA and Canada is a members of IARU so why not use what IARU stipulates?
[related to signing W1ABC/VE1 or VE1/W1ABC]

There is a specific USA-Canada agreement about reciprocal operating.

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/io/#us

>Amateurs sometimes visit other countries and naturally want to operate their 
>amateur stations. The three types of reciprocal operating authority are 1) a 
>CEPT license; 2) an IARP; and 3) a reciprocal permit from a country which does 
>not participate in either of these two multilateral agreements. Always follow 
>all of the communications rules of the country visited. To operate under CEPT 
>or IARP, the amateur must be a licensee in the country of citizenship. 
>
>Canada is the exception to the above. The US and Canada share an automatic 
>reciprocal operating agreement. US amateurs must carry proof of their US 
>citizenship and their valid US license. Identification for US amateurs is the 
>US call separated by a stroke and the appropriate Canadian prefix identifier 
>(e.g. N1KB/VE3). In all other instances, or as specified by the national 
>licensing body, the prefix goes before the call sign. For further information 
>on US/Canadian operation, visit the RAC Web site. 
>http://www.rac.ca/regulatory/rcip.htm

                      -- Tom/K1KI

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