TED:
Just got off the phone withIndustry Canada and one of the Radio
Inspectors and he had said the same thing pretty much that you read in
the RAC piece.Permission is a thing of the past between our two
countries,it is no longer needed but all rules apply to our operating
proceedures.The only thing I did not see in the portion of letter you
put on the site was that you are not allowed to operate in the Canadian
sub bands while here.This rule still applies even when on Canadian
soil.So no more phone calls or paperwork to do.Just remember to bring a
copy of your ticket and have all of your equipment tagged at the border
to prove you had it when you came across.Both sides can get sticky about
this at times.
FRED VE3FAL
attached mail follows:
I appreciate the assistance everyone gave me. There were several conflicting
emails I received. I spent a few hours online last evening to further explore
my question. I did find an answer and thought I would relay that information
here so it may be of help to anyone else.
This is from the RAC - Radio Amateurs of Canada
(If I understand correctly, they are the ARRL equiv. in Canada).
Canada - United States Reciprocal Agreement
Canada and the United States have signed a reciprocal
amateur radio agreement. In the terms of the agreement,
amateurs may operate in the host country in accordance
with the rules and regulations ofthe host country and in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the amateur
licence issued by the amateur's country.
Briefly, this means that visiting amateurs must obey the
rules of the host country and the licence conditions of
the country which issued their licence.
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.
A copy of the regulations of Canada is available from
Industry Canada.
Industry Canada documents pertaining to Amateur radio
are also available from the ARAS/SARA web site.
(http://www.aras-sara.ca/)
Industry Canada Regional Office Addresses:
New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
Industry Canada
Unit 103, 4th Floor 1045 Main Street
PO Box 5090
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 1H1
Quebec
Industry Canada
'Room 620, Stock Exchange Tower
800 Square Victoria
PO Box 398
Montreal, Quebec
H4Z 1J2
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Northwest Territories
Industry Canada
Room 200, 386 Broadway Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 3Y9
Ontario
Industry Canada
9th Floor, 55 St. Claire Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1M2
British Columbia and the Yukon
Industry Canada
Room 318, 816 Government Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 1W9
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