Licensing for Saipan Operation
For American:
There might not be necessity that I explain the license system to the American. Because you know it better than me.
For Foreigner's:
It is necessary to fill either of of the following conditions one so that you may do amateur radio from Saipan.
1) There must be reciprocal operating agreement between USA with your country.
There is information in the following ARRL site and FCC site.
Reciprocal Operating Countries List
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/io/recip.html
About Amateur Reciprocal Operating Arrangements
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=about_4&id=amateur
If you are the people in the country where USA and reciprocal operating arrangement exists, the reciprocal license is effective. However, please take the responsibility for you when you use the reciprocal license. And, your license exercise should not request operating agreement to me.
Sorry, I (= WH0DX/JM1LJS) am Japanese living in Japan. I don't completely understand reciprocal operating arrangement of USA and each country. Please take the confirmation directly in FCC if you feel it in the doubt
One point:
Your call sign should be KH0/**1ABC.
It is NOT admitted by the United States method as follows.
AH0/**1ABC, NH0/**1ABC, WH0/**1ABC,
**1ABC/AH0, **1ABC/KH0, **1ABC/NH0, **1ABC/WH0
2) When your country has joined CEPT.
There is information in the following ERO site.
http://www.erodocdb.dk/doks/implement_doc_adm.aspx?docid=1802
If you are the people in the country that joins CEPT, the CEPT license is effective. However, please take the responsibility for you when you use the CEPT license. And, your license exercise should not request agreement to me.
I occasionally feel one in the doubt. The foreigner doesn't admit the use in the USA method excluding the license that the home country people acquired of the home country though it is not shown in TR61-01 Appendix IV.
Sorry, I (= WH0DX/JM1LJS) am Japanese living in Japan. Because Japan has not joined CEPT, I don't completely understand the regulations. I don't understand a severe rule of CEPT. Please take the confirmation directly in FCC and ERO if you feel it in the doubt
One point:
Your call sign should be KH0/**1ABC.
It is NOT admitted by TR61-01 CEPT RADIO AMATEUR LICENSE as follows.
AH0/**1ABC, NH0/**1ABC, WH0/**1ABC,
**1ABC/AH0, **1ABC/KH0, **1ABC/NH0, **1ABC/WH0
3) When your country has joined IARP.
Sorry, I (= WH0DX/JM1LJS) am Japanese living in Japan. Information on IARP is not obtained in Japan at all. I can't completely understand the regulations.
There is information in the following CITEL site.
http://www.citel.oas.org/iarp.asp#IARPs Text:
If you are the people in the country that joins IARP, the IARP license is effective. However, please take the responsibility for you when you use the IARP license. And, your license exercise should not request agreement to me.
Sorry, I (= WH0DX/JM1LJS) am Japanese living in Japan. Because Japan has not joined IARP, I don't completely understand the regulations. I don't understand a severe rule of iARP. Please take the confirmation directly in FCC and CITEL if you feel it in the doubt
One point:
Your call sign should be KH0/**1ABC.
It is NOT admitted by the United States method as follows.
AH0/**1ABC, NH0/**1ABC, WH0/**1ABC,
**1ABC/AH0, **1ABC/KH0, **1ABC/NH0, **1ABC/WH0
4) You acquire the FCC license.
This is a perfect method.
Noted point:
You are to lose the right of reciprocal arrangements, CEPT and IARP by the United States method when you acquire the license of the technician class. If you will challenge the FCC examination in the future, the license more than the General class will have to be acquired. You are limited and if only the Technician class is acquiring it, your operation is limited very much.
One point:
You can use all the following call signs.
AH0/W1***(Extra only), W1***/AH0(Extra only),
NH0/W1***(Extra and General class), W1***/NH0(Extra and General class)
KH0/K1***, WH0/K1***, W1***/KH0, W1***/WH0
FCC site and ARRL site:
Many of good information will be obtained on the following site for foreigner's operation.
Reciprocal Operating Arrangements
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=about_4&id=amateur
International Operating
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/io/