Licensing

• Go to ISED office to take test for $20, or negotiate fee with an independent examiner (can be free, talk to your local club)
• Licenses are good for life
• Test must be taken in English or French, no translator allowed, but test can be done orally if reading/writing is an issue
• Accomodations can be made for people with disabilities

International Communication

• Canadian rules apply first: you can use radio for personal/technical communication
• ITU rules come next: Europe is ITU Region 1, Americas are ITU Region 2, Africa, Asia, Oceania are ITU Region 3
• Sending messages other than personal/technical nature, such as relaying a message for someone requires you to check that country’s rules
• ITU rules mainly talk about cross-border interference, rule reconciliation, etc, don’t tell you anything about licenses, etc
• An American operator in Canada must follow Canadian rules and include call sign suffix for the province before saying their full call sign (e.g. add VE/VA to the beginning of the call sign if they’re in Ontario)
  • They also need to get their Canadian ARO license before operating
• Canadian operators in the US must follow US rules