Yes, the process to obtain a Mexican reciprocal license is complicated and
expensive. Christian DL6KAC has a page shows how to do it:
http://ham-blog.de/reciprocal-licence-xe-permit/
But this is the way it is even to obtain an amateur radio license for locals.
IARU R2 has a document on its webpage in which you can compare the types and
cost of licenses and the number of amateurs in the region (including the US)
and you can see how expensive we are and how it affect the number of XEs
compared to others: http://bit.ly/dMgclE
Permits do say that you can't contest or operate islands with it. The origin
of this goes back to the times of XF4L, 6D2X, XA5T and personal visions that
foreigns operations shouldn't be allowed for Revillagigedo, contest or islands.
Many locals, and Cofetel our FCC equivalent, think this is the way it should
be kept but I personally don't.
However contesting and islands operations can be done if 50% XEs - 50% foreigns
participates (XE2S's, 6D2VHF, 4A2X, 6G1KK, XF4DL, and others). For some IOTAs
even 100% foreign operations has been authorized.
So it is possible and I hope we can see more mixed operations so Cofetel can
see we don't "lose our sovereignty" with them. But every time a foreign comes
and operates without a license gives Cofetel a reason to keep their old ideas.
73
Ramon, XE1KK
On Jan 13, 2011, at 11:29 PM, cq-contest-request@contesting.com wrote:
> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:07:41 -0500 (EST)
> From: aldewey@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] XEs in contest
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Message-ID: <8CD816C496275EC-A80-10E4F@webmail-d022.sysops.aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
>
> A few years ago, I had the opportunity to be in Mexico at the same time IARU
> was going on. I found it was fairly difficult for a U.S. amateur to get a
> temporary license to operate in Mexico. There was a lot of read tape and a
> number of fees, money transfers, etc. I ended up getting the license too
> late to operate when I was there. One thing that the temporary license did
> specify quite clearly, however, was that NO CONTEST OPERATION was allowed.
>
> Is this still the case with temporary licenses for operation in Mexico or has
> that changed? Do you know the reason for this?
>
> 73,
>
> Al, K0AD
>
>
> Serious contest operations from the past decades were mostly americans
> operating
> ere, legally or some say illegally. You can see some of the actual records
> and
> D2X is still on top.
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