PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 1919 M St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Released: July 2, 1997 AMATEUR SERVICE RECIPROCAL OPERATING ARRANGEMENTS The United States has made arrangements with the following countries to grant a reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee (FCC Form 610-AL) to their citizens who hold amateur service licenses: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Canada (Canadian amateur service stations do not need a reciprocal operating permit while operating in the United States), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark (including Greenland), Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France [including French Guiana, French Polynesia (Gambier, Marquesas, Society, and Tubuai Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago), Guadeloupe, Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna Islands], Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Liberia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Republic of South Africa, Spain, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United Kingdom [including Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands (including Guernsey and Jersey), Falkland Islands (including South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands), Great Britain, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Montserrat, Northern Ireland, Saint Helena (including Ascension Island, Gough Island, and Tristan Da Cunha Island), and Turks and Caicos Islands], Uruguay, and Venezuela. An alien may apply for the permit by sending a completed application form (FCC Form 610-A) and a photocopy of the alien's license to FCC, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245, U.S.A. This form is available for downloading from the FCC's Internet homepage at , from the Fax-On-Demand system [call (202) 418-0177 from the handset of a fax machine], and from the FCC's forms contractor [call (800) 418- FORM (3676)]. The form may also be available from some United States missions. A reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee is valid for one year or until the expiration date on the alien's amateur service license, whichever comes first. The permittee is authorized by 47 C.F.R.  97.107 to operate an amateur station in areas where the amateur service is regulated by the FCC. Such operation must comply with Part 97 of the FCC's Rules and the International Telecommunication Union Radio Regulations. Operator privileges are those authorized by the permittee's own government, but do not exceed those of the FCC Amateur Extra Class operator. No United States citizen, regardless of any other citizenship also held, is eligible for an FCC-issued reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee. The applicant must be a citizen of the country that issued the amateur service license. Amateur operators who will be in the United States for extended periods of time are encouraged to obtain an FCC amateur service license. Any person, except a representative of a foreign government, may apply for an FCC amateur service license upon passing the qualifying examinations. An alien holding an FCC amateur service license is not eligible for a reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee. When an alien obtains an FCC license, it supersedes any FCC-issued reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee held. -more- -2- When a station is transmitting under the authority of an amateur service license issued by the Government of Canada or a reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee, an indicator consisting of the appropriate letter-numeral designating the station location must be included in the station identification announcement. This indicator must be separated from the assigned call sign by the slant mark (/) or any suitable word that denotes the slant mark. When the station is transmitting under the authority of an amateur service license issued by the Government of Canada, the indicator must be included after the call sign (example: "VE3XX/W4"). When the station is transmitting under the authority of a reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee, the indicator must be included before the call sign (example: "W4/VK3XX"). At least once during each intercommunication ("QSO"), the identification announcement must also include the general geographical location by city and state, commonwealth or possession (example: "W3/VK3XX Washington, DC" or "VE3XX/W4 Central Florida"). The station location letter-numeral indicators are: Alabama W4; Alaska KL7; American Samoa KH8; Arizona W7; Arkansas W5; Baker Island KH1; California W6; Colorado W ; Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands KH ; Commonwealth of Puerto Rico KP4; Connecticut W1; Delaware W3; Desecheo Island, PR KP5; District of Columbia W3; Florida W4; Georgia W4; Guam KH2; Hawaii KH6; Howland Island KH1; Idaho W7; Illinois W9; Indiana W9; Iowa W ; Jarvis Island KH5; Johnston Island KH3; Kansas W ; Kentucky W4; Kingman Reef KH5K; Kure Island, HI KH7; Louisiana W5; Maine W1; Maryland W3; Massachusetts W1; Michigan W8; Midway Island KH4; Minnesota W ; Mississippi W5; Missouri W ; Montana W7; Navassa Island KP1; Nebraska W ; Nevada W7; New Hampshire W1; New Jersey W2; New Mexico W5; New York W2; North Carolina W4; North Dakota W ; Ohio W8; Oklahoma W5; Oregon W7; Palmyra Island KH5; Peale Island KH9; Pennsylvania W3; Rhode Island W1; South Carolina W4; South Dakota W ; Tennessee W4; Texas W5; Utah W7; Vermont W1; Virgin Islands KP2; Virginia W4; Wake Island KH9; Washington W7; West Virginia W8; Wilkes Island KH9; Wisconsin W9; Wyoming W7. This notice supersedes previous public notice on same subject dated September 5, 1995. Contact: Public Safety and Private Wireless Division (202) 418-0680. E-mail jjohnsto@fcc.gov