BasicB-001-021-007
A Canadian amateur radio operator with a CEPT (European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations) Amateur Radio Licence operates in a participating country using a voice mode. What form of identification is required?
C
Answer
Regulations and administration
Type
A
Transmit their Canadian call sign, followed by "stroke," followed by the visited country's prefix
B
Transmit their Canadian call sign
C
Transmit the visited country's prefix, followed by "stroke," followed by their Canadian call sign
D
Transmit their Canadian call sign, followed by "stroke," followed by the name of the country being visited
Answer Notes
When operating under a CEPT reciprocal agreement in a foreign country, you must prepend the visited country's prefix to your own call sign. This immediately alerts listeners and local authorities to the jurisdiction you are currently transmitting from.
For example, if you are operating in France (prefix F) with the Canadian call sign VA3XXX, you would identify as "F stroke VA3XXX" (F/VA3XXX). The distractors suggest appending the prefix at the end or just using your Canadian call sign, which violates CEPT identification rules that require the host country's prefix to be stated first.
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