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   ARLB008 FCC Adds New Country to CEPT Reciprocal Agreement for   
   Amateurs   
      
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   ARRL Bulletin 8  ARLB008   
   From ARRL Headquarters     
   Newington CT  February 9, 2011   
   To all radio amateurs    
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB008   
   ARLB008 FCC Adds New Country to CEPT Reciprocal Agreement for   
   Amateurs   
      
   On Monday, February 7, the FCC released a Public Notice (DA 11-221),   
   adding a new country to the CEPT reciprocal operating arrangements   
   for US citizens who hold an FCC-issued General, Advanced or Amateur   
   Extra class Amateur Radio licenses. US hams may now operate in   
   Montenegro, as well as the other countries covered by the European   
   Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT),   
   subject to the regulations in force in the country visited, to   
   operate in those countries.   
      
   US amateurs with a General class license will be granted CEPT Novice   
   Radio Amateur License privileges, in accordance with ECC   
   Recommendation (05)06 (as amended), which can be found on the web   
   at, http://www.erodocdb.dk/doks/implement_doc_adm.aspx?docid=2136.   
      
   US amateurs holding an Advanced or Amateur Extra class license will   
   be granted CEPT Radio Amateur License privileges in accordance with   
   CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01 (as amended), which can be found on   
   the web at,   
   http://www.erodocdb.dk/doks/implement_doc_adm.aspx?docid=1802.   
      
   US hams who will be traveling to CEPT countries can now go to these   
   links and see if any new countries have been added to the reciprocal   
   agreements.   
      
   While operating an amateur station in a CEPT country, the US amateur   
   must have a copy of the Public Notice, proof of US citizenship and   
   evidence of their FCC license in their possession. They must show   
   these documents to proper authorities upon request.   
      
   CEPT countries participating in ECC Recommendation (05)06 as of   
   February 7, 2011 are: Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark   
   (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Germany, Hungary,   
   Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands,   
   Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland.   
      
   CEPT countries participating in CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01 as of   
   February 7, 2011 are: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,   
   Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (including   
   Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Estonia, Finland, France   
   (including Corsica, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, St   
   Bartholomew, St Pierre and Miquelon, St Martin, Reunion and its   
   Dependencies, Mayotte, French Antarctica, French Polynesia and   
   Clipperton, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna), Germany, Greece,   
   Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,   
   Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands,   
   Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain,   
   Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom   
   (including Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of   
   Man).   
   NNNN   
   /EX   
      
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