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Ecuador

Thanks to Martijn Ophoff, PA3GFE, for the following information:

From: "juan jose forestieri"
To: martijn_ophoff@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: visit to Ecuador
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 17:07:52 -0500

Dear Martijn:

I am the President of the Guayaquil Radio Club,glad to receive your email. The first thing you have to do is to get a certificate from your radio club sayng that your equipment will go in such a certain time and will go back with you.If you dont do that Inmigation will get the radio and you dont see it any more.

With that paper you have to legalized in an Ecuadorian Consulate or Embassy or any other office that will justify the uses of that radio. Them send 4 phothos passport type, a letter asking the President of the club to give you a permission to operate,a copy of your passport and $8.00 to obteing thruout the local FCC the permit to operate.

If you have any question please writte about I be glad to help you.

Regards
J.J.Forestieri,Eng.
HC2FN
President

The IARU member society intervenes between the applicant and the licensing administration. The society's address is:

If you obtain any further information please let us know here in the Regulatory Information Branch.

Equatorial Guinea (3C)

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea has not entered into a reciprocal operating agreement with the United States. Inquiries should be sent to:

There is no Amateur Radio organization in this country.

Estonia (ES)

The international mailing address of our member-society is:

Ethiopia (ET)

October 17, 1992
Requirements for Amateur Radio Station Operation in Ethiopia:

1. Written application addressed to the following:

2. Duly completed application form, in duplicate.

3. Copies of previously obtained amateur licenses from other countries.

4. Brochure containing the general description and the technical specifications of the equipment to be used.

5. Clearance of completed application for license by the Ministry of Internal Affairs through Telecommunications.

6. Valid license from the Ethiopian Telecommunications Authority (ETA).

[begin application form]

Application for Radio License

NO.

Name of applicantStatus
NationalityAddress

License required by

PO BoxTelephone

Reason for requesting license




Requested duration of license

Particulars of Radio Communication Equipment

ManufacturerModelPowerSerial No.Quantity




Location of Radio StationType of Station
RegionProvinceDistrictLocalityBase, Mobile, Other




Communication circuitAir Distance (km)FrequencyEmissionType of AntennaOperating Time




PlaceDateSignature & Stamp

[end application form]

Federated States of Micronesia (V6)

The Government of Federated States of Micronesia requires that you submit the completed application along with a copy of your US amateur license as well as copy of your passport in order to process the FSM Amateur Radio permit. Send it to:

Tilson T. Kephas
Frequency Manager
Dept. of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure
Div. of Communications
P.O Box PS-2
Palikir, Pohnpei
FM 96941
tel:(691)320-2865
fax:(691)320-5853

France (F)

The French Republic shares a reciprocal licensing agreement with the United States.

Effective May, 1998, no licensing is required for visits of less than 3 months. To operate, you would sign "F/Your Call Here/p" (example F/KC1J/p).

Permits are issued for periods of 3 months for short term visitors, or 1 year for residents. Only residents are eligible for full French call signs, such as FD1XYZ, while short term visitors sign F/W1AW, FP/W1AW, etc.

Complete for following application forms, and send them together with a photocopy of your FCC license to the following address:

The 3 month license takes about 2 weeks to obtain. The 1 year license takes about 60 days because of a police check that must be done.

CGR stands for Centre de Gestion des Radiocommnications and BP for Boite Postale (PO Box). Its telephone number is +33 (1) 45.95.33.69

The fee is 100 French francs for a 3 month permit or 300 francs for a resident applying for a 1 year license. It must be paid in advance by international money order, made out to Tresor Public. Enclose a photocopy of the receipt with your applications. You may also enclose a bank check drawn on a bank that does business in France.

This procedure should also be followed in applying for authorization to operate in these French overseas departments: Corsica (TK), Guadeloupe (FG), Mayotte (FH), Martinique (FM), St. Pierre & Miguelon (FP), Reunion (FR), French Guiana (FY). Authorization for operating in French Polynesia (FO) or New Caledonia (FK), both French territories are issued by the respective local governments.

Additional information for operating in France can be found on the Internet.

The IARU Society is Union Francaise des Radioamateurs

[begin form 1]

Ministere Des Postes Et Des Telecommunications
Service National des Radiocommunications
Centre de Gestion des Radiocommunications
(Memo of reference for the use of a radio station in France)

A.
Name:
Given names:
Date and place of birth:
Present residence:

Nationality:
Telephone numbers

    Home
    Work

B.
Earlier residences for the past 10 years
From to:
From to:
From to:

Professions excercised for the past 10 years
From to:
From to:
From to:

C.
Station used: (1)
Place of use in France:

Using period:

    From
    To

(1) Specify: Amateur or telecommande (radio control)

I, the undersigned, certify to the accuracy of the references above

A ____________________, le______________________

Signature:

[end form 1]
[begin form 2]

Demande De Licence
Pour L'utilisation Temporaire D'une Station D'amateur En France

(Request for use in France of a radio station)

1. Information about the petitioner
Name:
Given names:
Date and place of birth:
Nationality:
Present residence:

Telephone number:

    Home
    Work

Call sign:

2. Information about the station
Make:
Type:
Serial number:
Range covered:
Type of modulation:
Supply power:
Power dissipation:
Amplifier:

    Make:
    Power:
Aerial:
    Make:
    Type:
    Isotropic gain:
Place of use in France:
Period the station will be used:
    From:
    To:

Number of the motorcar on which I intend to use the station:

A__________________________, Le__________________________

Signature:

[end form 2]

French Polynesia (FO)

Visitors to French Polynesia must send in or bring in:

  1. Copy of current Amateur License
  2. Current passport
  3. List of equipment brought with serial numbers
  4. Copy of itinerary showing location from which they will be operating

Thanks to Bob, N1RA for this update:
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 11:50:15 -0400
Subject: Fo0, French Polynesia

French Polynesia, FO0, Address: Cellule P & T du Haut Commissariat de la Republique
(HCR-CPT)
BP 115
98713 - Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Telephone: 011 689 46 8630
Fax: 011 689 46 86 33
E-Mail : her.ept.jde@mail.pf [after July 1, 2003]

IMPORTANT: You must have an interpreter or speak French. They do not speak or read English. Correspondence must be in French also.

Personal notes from David Rosenthal, N6TST, February 2002:

Proceed to the High Commissioners Office in Papeete and ask for Mr. Sylvain Affinito (he was there in February 2002) in the office of the Celle PTT. He will examine your paperwork and have you fill out a form applying for your temporary permit. They should issue you an FO0 license either on the spot or by the next business day since the documents have to be stamped and signed by an approving official. This license will be good for 90 days, which is the maximum time a visitor may stay in French Polynesia. There is no charge for the license.

Note that CEPT Class 2 licenses, are NOT authorized in French Polynesia, i.e., there is no equivalent to a "codeless Tech" license there.

For Maritime mobiles sailing into French waters you must have a valid license to operate within the territory. Upon making your first port of call, simply call the PTT office with the above information plus the usual boat info. Your license can be preprocessed and if you call back the next day he will give you your call letters and you can pick up your license when you reach Tahiti.

Phone number for this PTT is 46-86-32, the fax is 46-86-33

Phone cards are now needed to access pay telephones and these cards are available at most stores. They cost XPF 1,000 (about US$8) but you can also use a major credit card in the phone.

The correct Celle PTT office is HARD to find in Papeete (there are several) and few people know anything about amateur radio. Streets in French Polynesia are poorly marked and address numbers virtually unknown. Basic maps, however, are available free from tourist brochure displays located in most stores. I've also included my own map showing the exact location of the Celle PTT office.

Follow Avenue Bruat inland to where it ends at the entrance of the Gendarmarie, a large police compound. Turn left before entering the Gendarmarie gate and follow the small street about 100 feet or so where you'll find a driveway entrance to what appears to be a two-story apartment building. The Celle PTT office is the last one on the ground floor and has a blue sign with white script lettering above the door reading "Cellule des Postes et Télécommunications."

Thanks to David Rosenthal, N6TST for this update.

Additional comments: "Having experienced considerable difficulty locating the PTT office in Papeete (Tahiti), I added correct street directions to find the right building as well as producing a map graphic which I included as a JPEG with this message. This map, though small, can printed out and easily matched to many readily available free maps on the island. Perhaps you could paste it into the page as well since that might be the best way for folks to find their way to the office. Anyway, I hope you find this helpful and, if I can answer any questions or provide more information, please feel free to contact me either via e-mail or at 760 939-5467."

For more information, contact the French Polynesian IARU.

Gabon (TR)

Neither Canada nor the United States holds a reciprocal operating agreement with the Gabonese Republic. It is possible, however, for alien amateurs to be licensed if they are residents. Inquiries should be sent to:

The IARU member-society is:

The Gambia (C5)

Information updated January 7, 2003.

Intro: If you have a foreign ham license, you shouldn't have any problems obtaining Gambian licence.

PTT:
Gamtel
Mr. Sita Ceesay
P.O.Box 387
Banjul
The Gambia West Africa
e-mail: sita@gamtel.gm

Paperwork needed: Copies of your radio amateur licence and passport. Also copies of Visa (if you need). The best way to get a license: Practically the only way is to visit Mr. Ceesay's office in Banjul. Mr. Ceesay is the manager of technical audit branch. The office is located in Telephone Road (opposite Royal Victoria Hospital). Price: around 3USD Special calls: Almost anything from C5 -series is possible Customs: No problems.

Places to operate from:
Many good operating sites: Senegambia Hotel, Kombo Beach hotel, Bakotu aparthementos (not the hotel) and Bungalow beach hotel.

From Kombo Beach room number 466 recommended. Nice heading to the atlantic. Expensive hotel but worth every penny.

Bakotu apt. separate building near the Bakotu hotel and opposite to Kombo beach hotel. Nice flat roof! Antenna installation couldn't be any easier!

In bungalow beach you can have small GP's erected to the second floor balconies. Not very good place for serious contestor but excellent for normal ham.

73 Juha, oh9mm/c56mm (c53m / c56r) --

Ghana (9G)

Inquiries about possibility of authorization of amateur radio operation should be sent to the following:

The man you need is Mr. Joseph N.A. CODJOE. If he's not available, ask for Mr. John TANDOH. He's the director general. He'll give you the license immediately The fees are 35 dollars for the 1st time and the following years 10 dollars. You have to do this by bank draft, so be aware! Take the payment slip with you.

73's de Jos PA2JFD

The IARU member-society is:

Grenada (J3)


Grenada shares reciprocal and third party traffic agreements with the United States but you must make application. The form can be downloaded from the ectel.int website

Information on radio in Grenada can be found at the NTRC Grenada (National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Grenada) website at http://www.ectel.int/grd/

Queries for specific information on amateur radio operations in Grenada may be directed to the Grenada Amateur Radio Club at garc@stcgrenada.com

Greenland (OX)

This information was provided by Dave Farnsworth, WJ2O on October 11, 1994.

The operating permit fee is 185 Danish Crowns ($33 U.S.) You may apply by mail or in person. If you want to apply by mail, you will have to obtain an application form from:

My plane arrived late on a Friday night after their office was closed. They told me that it was no problem, I could operate with the call OX3/WJ2O over the weekend and come pay for my license on Monday morning.

They have an excellent club station in Nuuk, OX3NUK. If you wish to operate the station, you should get hold of the club president, Peter OX2XR. Electricity is very expensive so you should expect to pay a generous donation to help club expenses. For 400 Danish Crown ($72 U.S.) you can become a member of the club for a year.

All the official documentation is in Danish and Greenlandic. If you will be residing in Greenland you may apply for a regular Greenlandic permit/callsign. Other visitors keep their home call sign and add the prefix OX3. If you have a Danish or foreign permit, you can have it transferred. The present charge for issuing a permit is 175,00 Dkr. and the annual fee is 125,00 Dkr. which will be reduced for any portion of a year.

For additional information on operating in Greenland, contact the IARU Member Society.

Guantanamo Bay (KG4)

Harry "Ed" Chamberlain KG4HC, stationed on Guantanamo Bay until 1983, developed these procedures necessary to obtain operating permission from KG4:

First, the applicant should be invited to the Bay. Invitations are extended by members of the Guantanamo Amateur Radio Club. You should write to the president of the club at this address:

Once your invitation is confirmed, write a check for $300 made payable to the Treasury of the United States and mail it to the president of the FARC. He, in turn, will send you the necessary airplane tickets and luggage tags. All flights to the Bay are via cargo type aircraft configured for passengers on a wait basis, originating in Norfolk, VA.

Once on base, you apply to the licensing authority, and a license is issued immediately provided that you have the original license and proof of citizenship. In all, the time required for processing your invitation and tickets is approximately 3 months. Your accommodations are the home of GARC station, KG4AN

Copies of the base amateur regulations are available from:

Guatemala (TG)

The Republic of Guatemala holds a reciprocal and third-party traffic agreements with the United States.

There is no fee for the permit.

The IARU member-society is:

Line supplies are 120/240 VAC, 60 Hz.

Guatemala maintains an embassy in the United States. Their address is:

The following English speaking amateur can provide professional legal services.

Guinea (3X)

Guinea does not hold a reciprocal operating or third party traffic agreement with the United States. There is no amateur radio society established by 3X amateurs, who are all temporary residents from foreign countries. Therefore, we have little information on this country. Please send inquiries directly to the licensing administration, which is:

Guinea-Bissau (J5)

Inquiries as to the possibility to operate an amateur radio station and how to obtain such permission should be sent to the Administration, which is:

Guyana (8R)

February, 2006

With the exception of a Ham Licensed in United States of America or Trinidad & Tobago, persons requiring a license to be an Amateur operator in Guyana needs to sit and pass an examination. Exams are set for three (3) different levels to correspond with the three (3) classes of amateur license, namely: -

1) Technician
2) General
3) Extra

The application process is initiated by the completion and submission (original hard copy) of an Amateur Radio license application form. A processing fee of G$500. is charged.

For your convenience, please find a copy of the form attached.

Regarding the temporary importation of equipment into the country, you need to do the following: -

- fill out an application for an "Import License" and along with the Customs Entry documents, submit same to our agency for a "no objection to importation" stamp. (Form can be obtained at local stationery store or the Ministry of Tourism and Industry Commerce)

- Submit stamped form to the Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce for processing.

- Take processed form back to the Customs & Excise Department, Guyana Revenue Authority.


Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further information.

Regards.

Valmikki Singh
Managing Director

Haiti (HH)

Haiti has entered into a reciprocal operating agreement with both Canada and the United States. Depending on the length of your stay, either a temporary or a permanent permit will be issued to you. A temporary permit is valid for 3 months. A permanent permit is valid for a full year and will be automatically renewed at the beginning of each fiscal year. A permanent permit is not issued unless proof is given that the applicant is a permanent resident of Haiti or is bound to make frequent trips to Haiti either for business of for leisure.

Two application forms SP 111 and SP 111b are required. Send the completed forms, a copy of your license and two passport photographs to:

Additional information about Amateur Radio in Haiti is available from the IARU Society, Radio Club d'Haiti [RCH]

Hungary (HA, HG)

FROM: Mike Lonneke, HA/W0YR, Budapest
TO: ARRL Foreign Licensing Info
RE: Modifications in the information for HUNGARY.
Date: April 29, 1998

I live and work in Hungary and have had a license here since April of 1996. It is not difficult for a foreign amateur to obtain a license here. There is no reciprocal licensing with the U.S. We hope the CEPT agreement will kick in soon.

Here is the text of the letter I have used to obtain and renew my HA license. The license period is 90 days and it can be renewed with another letter of application.

The license requires a 1000 forint tax stamp to be supplied with the letter of application.

DO NOT SEND MONEY OR A MONEY ORDER TO THE LICENSING AGENCY. They only accept Hungarian Tax Stamps

At this writing (May 1, 1998) 1,000 forints is around $5 USD. If you will send me a check for $6.50 with a self addressed envelope (no stamp), I will get a tax stamp and return it to you by air mail. The mail takes at least 10 days each way so give yourself about two months leeway. Of course you can always wait until you get here and go buy a tax stamp at a post office, then try to find the licensing office and take the stamp there and pick up your license.

Mail check for USD $6.50 and self-addressed envelope (no stamp) to:

Do NOT send cash!!

73
Mike Lonneke
HA/W0YR

For additional information contact the Hungary IARU Society.



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