> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Monahan
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:39 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] US/Canada Reciprocal Operating
>
> For those of you who are interested in the US/Canada Reciprocal Operating
> Treaty,
> agreement, which was signed in 1952, details are at the RAC website.
>
Canada - United States Reciprocal Operating Agreement
In 1952, Canada and the United States signed a Reciprocal Operating
Agreement treaty. In the terms of the agreement, amateurs may operate in the
host country in accordance with the rules and regulations of the host
country.
Canadian amateurs operating in the USA, have the same privileges as at
home with the following limitations:
- All operations must be in accordance with FCC Part 97 Rules,
and particularly;
- Amateur operation may not exceed the U.S. band edges
[97.301(a)].
- FCC mode restrictions must be followed [97.305].
The ARRL web site is a good source of information useful to Canadian
amateurs visiting the USA:
http://www2.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/bandplan.html lists
the US band limits and modes.
http://www2.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/bands.html lists the
bands available to the various classes of qualification holders in the USA.
US amateurs operating in Canada, must abide by Industry Canada RIC-2
- A US amateur who is qualified to send and receive in Morse code
at a speed of at least 5 wpm may operate an amateur station in Canada in
accordance with the provisions applicable to the holder of an Amateur
Operator's Certificate with Basic, Morse Code (5 wpm) and Advanced
Qualifications.
- A US amateur who is not qualified to send and receive in Morse
code may operate an amateur station in Canada in accordance with provisions
applicable to the holder of the Amateur Operator's Certificate with Basic
and Advanced Qualifications.
There is no need for paperwork or other formalities when exchanging
visits between Canada and the United States. Under the terms of the
agreement, the visitor should give his or her call sign and location, e.g.
VE3FRS/W9 or N9CFX/VE3. However, it is unlikely that anyone would complain
if the form VE3/N9CFX were used.
Documents pertaining to Amateur Radio are available from the Industry
Canada web site. Please send questions about documents to
spectrum_pubs@ic.gc.ca
For addresses, telephone and fax numbers, as well as e-mail addresses of
Industry Canada offices in your Region or District, see RIC-66.
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