Re: [Paddlewise] VHF radio question

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 06:52:20 -0800
Bluecanoe2_at_aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 1/24/1999 10:09:45 PM EST, dkruger_at_pacifier.com writes:
> 
> << Yes, and yes.  You will need a "Ship/Aircraft Radio Station License," which
>  was good for 10 years when I got mine, and a "Restricted Radiotelephone
>  Operator Permit," which is good indefinitely, I believe.  If you contact
>  the appropriate FCC office for the region of the US in which you live, they
>  should be able to send you a packet of info which will detail the whole
>  process for you.  Or, use the info below.
> 
> Nope!  Wrong and wrong!  This all changed recently.  One no longer needs the
> licenses in teh US, BUT if a US citz goes to Mexico or Canada, they need a
> license, so that means you need a US license if you are going abroad IF they
> honor US licenses.

Reread the post, John -- the context was for using the radio *in other
countries,* particularly Canada and Mexico, *not the US!*.  Also re-read
the excerpt from the FCC web site I posted.  'Fraid it's "right, right."

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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