====== Operating Abroad ====== ===== Information Elsewhere ===== * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio_international_operation|CEPT License]] (Wikipedia) * [[https://rsgb.org/main/operating/licensing-novs-visitors/operating-abroad/|RSGB Operating Abroad]] * [[http://www.arrl.org/cept|ARRL CEPT Information]] * [[https://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/license.htm|Worldwide Information on Licensing for Radio Amateurs]] by OH2MCN (hasn't been updated in a while) ===== Africa ===== * South Africa (CEPT - Yes / HAREC) * National Society [[http://www.sarl.org.za/|South African Radio League (ZARL)]] * [[https://mysarl.org.za/guest-reciprocal-licensing/|CEPT Licensing in South Africa]] ===== Antarctica ===== * Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (CEPT - No / HAREC - No) * No exam requirements, simply complete the application form and self-declare you have the competence to operate an amateur radio station * [[https://regulatorfi.org.fk/spectrum/amateur-radio/|Falkland Islands Communications Regulator]] * [[https://www.britishantarcticterritory.org.uk/news-amateur-radio-licences/|British Antarctic Territory - This was handled by FI Communications Regulator, status after 2020 consultation is unclear]] ===== Asia ===== * Israel (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) * National Society - [[https://iarc.org/iarc/|Israel Amateur Radio Association (IARA)]] * [[https://iarc.org/iarc/#CEPT|Israel CEPT information]] * [[https://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/4x.htm|OH2MCN info]] * Mayalsia (CEPT - No / HAREC - No) * [[http://marts.org.my/|Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society]] ===== Australia/Oceania ===== * Australia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - No) * Australia is one of the very few countries worldwide which allows UK Foundation and Intermediate licensees to operate while on a temporary visit of up to three months, with no formal permission required, in a similar manner to how UK Full licensees may operate under CEPT T/R 61-01. Privileges, including frequency allocations and power limits, may be very different from the UK, please confirm before operating. * Holders of a UK Foundation or Intermediate licence may also apply for an Australian Foundation or Standard licence, respectively, which is valid for a period of one year and cannot be renewed. Continued operation after the expiry of this licence entails passing Australian amateur radio exams, just like an unlicensed person. * Australia is a signatory of CEPT T/R 61-02 (HAREC), but since 2019 has refused to comply with the terms of the agreement. Holders of a non-Australian HAREC may apply for an Australian Advanced licence, which is valid only for a period of one year and cannot be renewed. Continued operation after the expiry of this licence entails passing Australian amateur radio exams, just like an unlicensed person. * For further information, please refer to the [[https://www.acma.gov.au/amateur-radio|Australian Communications & Media Authority]] website. * New Zealand (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * New Zealand permits visitors to operate for up to 90 days without first obtaining permission if they hold the appropriate level of amateur licence or authorisation certificate issued by another administration that participates in CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01. They must comply with the relevant clauses of the [[http://www.rsm.govt.nz/about-rsm/spectrum-policy/gazette/gurl/amateur-radio-operators|GURL for Amateur Radio Operators.]] * Holders of a UK Foundation or Intermediate licence may request the regulator RSM for permission operate for up to 90 days, email rsmlicensing@mbie.govt.nz If permission is granted the visitor will be limited to the bands and power levels in their home licence as long as they do not exceed those specified in the GURL. {{ :2025-05-15_nz_foundation_reciprocal.jpg?linkonly | Example of an approval received for an Australian Foundation holder (VK1CAT) to operate }} * A valid HAREC Certificate issued by countries participating in the CEPT Recommendations TR61-01 and TR61-02 reciprocal recognition arrangements is recognised for the purposes of operating amateur radio equipment in accordance with the GURL for Amateur Radio Operators. [[https://www.rsm.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/documents/pibs/radio-operator-certificate-and-callsign-rules-pib-46.pdf|Citation, Section 3.7.1]]. * Visitors to New Zealand should use the prefix "ZL/" followed by their own callsign * More information in [[https://www.rsm.govt.nz/licensing/frequencies-for-anyone/amateur-radio-operators/visiting-amateur-operators|Visiting amateur operators]] * National Society: [[https://nzart.org.nz/|New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART)]] ===== Europe ===== * Albania (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) * Albanian Amateur Radio Club (ARC) * Andorra (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - No) * [[https://ura.ad/|Unió de Radioaficionats Andorrans (URA)]] * Austria (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.oevsv.at/|Österreichischer Versuchssenderverband (ÖVSV)]] * Azerbaijan (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - No) * Azerbaijan Amateur Radio Society (AARS) * Belgium (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.uba.be/|Royal Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs (UBA)]] * Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) * Amateur Radio Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Bulgaria (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) * [[https://brda-bg.org/|Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs (BFRA)]] * Croatia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.hamradio.hr/|Hrvatski Radioamaterski Savez (HRS)]] * Cyprus (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Cyprus Amateur Radio Society (CARS) * Czech Republic (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.crk.cz/|Český Radioklub (ČRK)]] * Denmark (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.edr.dk/|Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører (EDR)]] * Estonia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Eesti Raadioamatööride Ühing (ERAU) * Finland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.sral.fi/|Suomen Radioamatööriliitto (SRAL)]] * France (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.r-e-f.org/|Réseau des Émetteurs Français (REF)]] * Georgia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - No) * Georgian Amateur Radio Union (GARU) * Germany (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.darc.de/|Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club e.V. (DARC)]] * Gibraltar (CEPT - No / HAREC - No) * [[http://www.gibradio.net/|Gibraltar Amateur Radio Society (GARS)]] * Greece (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://raag.org/|Radio Amateur Association of Greece (RAAG)]] * Hungary (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Hungarian Amateur Radio Association (HARA) * Iceland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Íslenskir Radíóamatörar (IRA) * Ireland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) * Italy (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.arifirenze.it/|Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (ARI)]] * Latvia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Latvijas Radio Amatieru Līga (LRAL) * Liechtenstein (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Liechtensteinischer Amateur-Radioclub (LARC) * Lithuania (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[http://www.lrmda.lt/|Lietuvos Radijo Mėgėjų Draugija (LRMD)]] * Luxembourg (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[http://www.rlx.lu/|Radioamateurs du Luxembourg (RLX)]] * Malta (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Malta Amateur Radio League (MARL) * Moldova (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) * Asociația Radioamatorilor din Moldova (ARM) * Monaco (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Monaco Amateur Radio Club (MARC) * Montenegro (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) * Montenegrin Amateur Radio Pool (MARP) * Netherlands (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.veron.nl/|Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederland (VERON)]] * North Macedonia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) * Radioamaterski Sojuz na Makedonija (RSM) * Norway (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Norsk Radio Relæ Liga (NRRL) * Poland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Polski Związek Krótkofalowców (PZK) * Portugal (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.rep.pt/|Rede dos Emissores Portugueses (REP)]] * Romania (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Federația Română de Radioamatorism (FRR) * San Marino (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * San Marino Amateur Radio Club * Serbia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) * Savez Radio-Amatera Srbije (SRS) * Slovak Republic (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.sr.sk/|Slovenský Zväz Rádioamatérov (SRA)]] * Slovenia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Zveza Radioamaterjev Slovenije (ZRS) * Spain (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.ure.es/|Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE)]] * Prefix callsign with at least 'EA' (it is optional to use the numerical locator - e.g.; EA1-8). * More information on operating/Spanish licensing can be found in the brief [[https://www.ure.es/licensing-and-basic-info-for-visitor-hams/|'Basic Info for Visitor Hams']] on the URE site. * Sweden (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://www.ssa.se/|Föreningen Sveriges Sändareamatörer (SSA)]] * Prefix callsign with 'SM/' or 'SA/'. District numbers may be used, in that case use 'SMx/' or 'SAx/'. * Map of districts and more info at [[https://www.ssa.se/international/amateur-radio-visitors-to-sweden/|SSA Visitor Info]]. * Switzerland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Union of Swiss Short Wave Amateurs (USKA) * Turkey (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://trac.org.tr/tr/|Türkiye Radyo Amatörleri Cemiyeti (TRAC)]] * Ukraine (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) * Ukrainian Amateur Radio League (UARL) * United Kingdom (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * [[https://rsgb.org/|Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)]] * Vatican City (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) * Vatican Amateur Radio Club (VARC) ----- *HAREC “Yes*” means generally accepted or recognized but may require country-specific confirmation or additional local rules. ----- Additional notes: * Andorra, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Gibraltar: No recognized HAREC acceptance as per latest CEPT/ECC documents. * Countries marked with “Yes*” have good CEPT T/R 61-02 implementation or participation but details may vary; users advised to confirm locally. * Greece requires a permit and fee after 3 months. * Spain and Sweden have specific prefix use rules for visiting operators, described above. * The UK Full Licence includes HAREC by default; see [[https://www.essexham.co.uk/operating-amateur-radio-overseas|Essex Ham for UK Overseas operation details]]. ===== North America ===== * Canada (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) * National Society [[https://www.rac.ca/|Radio Amateurs of/du Canada (RAC)]] * [[https://www.rac.ca/operating/cept-permits/|CEPT Permit]] //Please Allow at least 2 to 3 weeks for processing and mailing - $20 cost// * United States (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) * National Society [[http://www.arrl.org|The American Radio Relay League {ARRL)]] * [[http://www.arrl.org/foreign-licenses-operating-in-u-s|Operation in the US by Foreign Amateurs]] ===== South America ===== * Netherlands Antilles (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) * Peru (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??)