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| At the present time there is no formal reciprocal agreement for holders of UK Foundation and it appears Ofcom has not been asked to sign up to CEPT Novice ECC/REC/05(06) for Intermediate holders, however, both Foundation and Intermediate can obatin permission to operate simply by emailing the national regulator giving date of your planned visit and attaching a PDF of the three page licence document (they do **not** need the separate lengthy T&C document). | At the present time there is no formal reciprocal agreement for holders of UK Foundation and it appears Ofcom has not been asked to sign up to CEPT Novice ECC/REC/05(06) for Intermediate holders, however, both Foundation and Intermediate can obatin permission to operate simply by emailing the national regulator giving date of your planned visit and attaching a PDF of the three page licence document (they do **not** need the separate lengthy T&C document). |
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| Since 2003 UK Foundation holders have successfully obtained permission to operate in many countries around the world. If granted permission you usually identify using that country's short-term call sign prefix followed by your core UK call sign, e.g. DL/M7ZZZ, unless the national regulator has told you otherwise. Those amateurs still holding an Intermediate "2" callsign must include the UK Regional Secondary identifier when operating abroad e.g. DL/2J0ZZZ. | Since 2003 UK Foundation holders have successfully obtained permission to operate in many countries around the world. If granted permission you usually identify using that country's short-term call sign prefix followed by your core UK call sign, e.g. DL/M7ZZZ, unless the national regulator has told you otherwise. Those amateurs still holding an Intermediate "2" callsign must include the apropriate UK Regional Secondary identifier for their Main Station Address when operating abroad e.g. DL/2J0ZZZ. |
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| ===== Information Elsewhere ===== | ===== Information Elsewhere ===== |
| * 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 URE site. | * 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. |
| | * An article on how UK Foundation and Intermediate holders can operate in Spain was published in 2025 by M0YGL [[https://web.archive.org/web/20251009135908/https://m0ygl.co.uk/going-international-with-a-foundation-or-intermediate-license/|Going International With a Foundation or Intermediate License]] |
| | * {{ :0:2026-02-26_authorisation_for_uk_fnd-int_to_operate_in_spain.pdf|Temporary Spanish licence issued to Foundation and Intermediate holders}} - {{ :0:2026-02-26_authorisation_for_uk_fnd-int_to_operate_in_spain.docx|Translation}} |
| * Sweden (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) | * Sweden (CEPT - Yes / HAREC - Yes) |
| * [[https://www.ssa.se/|Föreningen Sveriges Sändareamatörer (SSA)]] | * [[https://www.ssa.se/|Föreningen Sveriges Sändareamatörer (SSA)]] |
