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operating_abroad [2025/06/08 21:38] – Update New Zealands information 2e0itboperating_abroad [2025/09/11 14:54] (current) – [Antarctica] m5aka
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   * [[https://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/license.htm|Worldwide Information on Licensing for Radio Amateurs]] by OH2MCN (hasn't been updated in a while)   * [[https://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/license.htm|Worldwide Information on Licensing for Radio Amateurs]] by OH2MCN (hasn't been updated in a while)
 ===== Africa ===== ===== Africa =====
-  * South Africa (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * South Africa (CEPT - Yes / HAREC) 
-    * National Socorty [[http://www.sarl.org.za/|South African Radio League (ZARL)]] +    * National Society [[http://www.sarl.org.za/|South African Radio League (ZARL)]] 
-    * [[http://www.sarl.org.za/members/cept/cept.asp|CEPT Licensing in South Africa]]+    * [[https://mysarl.org.za/guest-reciprocal-licensing/|CEPT Licensing in South Africa]]
 ===== Antarctica ===== ===== 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 ===== ===== Asia =====
   * Israel (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??)   * Israel (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??)
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     * For further information, please refer to the [[https://www.acma.gov.au/amateur-radio|Australian Communications & Media Authority]] website.     * 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 (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes)
-    * Persons visiting New Zealand who hold a current amateur certificate of competency, authorisation or licence issued by another administration, may operate an amateur station in New Zealand for a period not exceeding 90 days, provided they 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.]]+    * 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 [email protected]  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]].     * 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]].
-    * New Zealand has reciprical agreements in place with Australia and Japan.+    * 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]]     * 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)]]     * National Society: [[https://nzart.org.nz/|New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART)]]
 ===== Europe ===== ===== Europe =====
-  * Albania (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Albania (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) 
-  * Andorra (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * Albanian Amateur Radio Club (ARC) 
-  * Austria (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Andorra (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - No) 
-  * Azerbaijan (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://ura.ad/|Unió de Radioaficionats Andorrans (URA)]] 
-  * Belgium (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Austria (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://www.oevsv.at/|Österreichischer Versuchssenderverband (ÖVSV)]] 
-  * Bulgaria (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Azerbaijan (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - No) 
-  * Croatia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * Azerbaijan Amateur Radio Society (AARS) 
-  * Cyprus (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Belgium (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Czech Republic (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://www.uba.be/|Royal Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs (UBA)]] 
-  * Denmark (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) 
-    * For more information please visit [[https://www.edr.dk/|Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører (EDR)]] +    * Amateur Radio Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
-  * Estonia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Bulgaria (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes*) 
-  * Finland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://brda-bg.org/|Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs (BFRA)]] 
-  * France (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Croatia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Georgia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://www.hamradio.hr/|Hrvatski Radioamaterski Savez (HRS)]] 
-  * Germany (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Cyprus (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Germany (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * Cyprus Amateur Radio Society (CARS) 
-  * Gibraltar (CEPT - No / HAREC - ??) +  * Czech Republic (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-    * For more information please visit [[http://www.gibradio.net/visiting.htm|Gibraltar Amateur Radio Society]] +    * [[https://www.crk.cz/|Český Radioklub (ČRK)]] 
-  * Greece (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Denmark (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-    * Greece accepts the temporary three month operation as covered by the CEPT regulations. After the three month period the radio amateur needs to contact the department of communications and transportation of the prefecture where they live to book an appointment to request a Greek call sign in order to continue operating legally. The cost of the application is 26€. +    * [[https://www.edr.dk/|Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører (EDR)]] 
-    * For more information please visit [[https://raag.org/licensing/|Union of Greek Radio Amateurs (RAAG)]] +  * Estonia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Hungary (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * Eesti Raadioamatööride Ühing (ERAU) 
-  * Iceland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Finland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Ireland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://www.sral.fi/|Suomen Radioamatööriliitto (SRAL)]] 
-  * Italy (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * France (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Latvia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://www.r-e-f.org/|Réseau des Émetteurs Français (REF)]] 
-  * Liechtenstein (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Georgia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - No) 
-  * Lithuania (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * Georgian Amateur Radio Union (GARU) 
-  * Luxembourg (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Germany (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Malta (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://www.darc.de/|Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club e.V. (DARC)]] 
-  * Moldova (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Gibraltar (CEPT - No / HAREC - No) 
-  * Monaco (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[http://www.gibradio.net/|Gibraltar Amateur Radio Society (GARS)]] 
-  * Montenegro (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Greece (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Netherlands (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://raag.org/|Radio Amateur Association of Greece (RAAG)]] 
-  * North Macedonia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Hungary (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Norway (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * Hungarian Amateur Radio Association (HARA) 
-  * Poland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Iceland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Portugal (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * Íslenskir Radíóamatörar (IRA) 
-  * Romania (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Ireland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * San Marino (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) 
-  * Serbia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Italy (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Slovak Republic (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://www.arifirenze.it/|Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (ARI)]] 
-  * Slovenia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Latvia (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Spain (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??)+    * 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).     * 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 [[https://ure.es|URE.es]] (Spain's national ham radio society) website. +    * 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 - ??)+  * 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/'.     * 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/|the SSA brief]] on the [[https://www.ssa.se|ssa.se]] website.  +    * Map of districts and more info at [[https://www.ssa.se/international/amateur-radio-visitors-to-sweden/|SSA Visitor Info]]. 
-  * Switzerland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Switzerland (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * Turkey (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * Union of Swiss Short Wave Amateurs (USKA) 
-  * Ukraine (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +  * Turkey (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) 
-  * United Kingdom (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??) +    * [[https://trac.org.tr/tr/|Türkiye Radyo Amatörleri Cemiyeti (TRAC)]] 
-  * Vatican City (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - ??)+  * 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 ===== ===== North America =====
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