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Using intermediate license abroad?

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Ok i know we all learned during training that most other countries do not routinely acknowledge the intermediate license. But is there any countries that will let you use your intermediate callsign whilst holidaying there?
Im going to Malta next month, and i want to take my handie. I think i will send an email to the Malta Amateur Radio League anyway.
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The UK Intermediate equates to the CEPT Novice Licence http://www.erodocdb.dk/Docs/doc98/offic ... EC0506.PDF

Both Foundation and Intermediate holders have managed to get a reciprocal licence to operate abroad.

Not all countries will do it but for those that do you just apply to the national regulator for a licence.

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Malta are not CEPT signatories so you have to apply for a maltese visitors call. They use the old RAE, class A, class B system so you might get a class B licence giving 6m and up. I have all the forms somewhere as I was going to apply when I went to Malta last October.
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Just to reiterate, you can't just turn up and operate 9H/2E......., youll end up on the naughty step!!!!!
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Cheers for reply lads.
GW0DIV, mate i have been on the Malta Amateur radio League website and there is an option there to apply for a visitors license, but only suggests doing it by post and fax, and not email. I am going over there in 3 weeks time so i cant really apply by post as i wont have much time.
All i want to do is turn up, relax in hotel with a few hundred beers and use my 2 metre baofeng on the local repeaters.
I have sent the malta amateur radio league an email but have yet recieved no reply. I might see if they have a fax machine in work.
I will keep you posted on how i get on.
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They will do it by email, or just take the forms with you and they can apparently do it there and then. You'll need your licence number, passport number and make, model and serial number of the equipment you're taking.
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GW0DIV wrote:They will do it by email, or just take the forms with you and they can apparently do it there and then. You'll need your licence number, passport number and make, model and serial number of the equipment you're taking.
It's all being processed by email as we speak mate.
I do have to pay a small fee of 11 euro as my intermediate license is not CEPT. I take it the full license is CEPT category and that i would save the 11 euro if i had my full license ticket?

another small incentive to get my full license done asap
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Great news, 11 Euros is a small price to pay. Which bands does the licence cover ?

There are three CEPT amateur radio licences:
- Class 1 equivalent of UK Full
- Novice equivalent of UK Intermediate
- Entry level equivalent of UK Foundation

But Ofcom hasn't yet signed up to CEPT Novice or Entry level.

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Malta aren't part of CEPT so you'll get a nice shiny 9H callsign!!
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Cheers for your replies guys.

I have received my Maltese Visitors license via email today.

My callsign is 9H3SM

i cannot wait to use it.
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the family over in AUS keep saying come down under for a long holiday they offered to pay and put me up. but a few thing put me off No radio, to hot, never been old a plain in my life. would it be possible to get a call has a 2E0 for use down under

Or I take it if this mean if We went on holiday to say Germany I can use the repeaters and simplex has a 2E0. it going agency the understand I had I was on the understand you needed a full call. which I am working on.
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RedDragon wrote:Cheers for your replies guys.

I have received my Maltese Visitors license via email today.

My callsign is 9H3SM

i cannot wait to use it.
Must be a reissue - https://dxheat.com/db/9H3SM/ unless you've been in a time machine and called Mike now :-)

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Aww well done I applied to Iceland but got a no i would have a stab at the other levels but it lack of avalibllty of a club and I don’t really need more power
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And are all licences valable abroad? I'm working to get my CEPT standard license in Russia and, since I was planning to buy one of these houses in Greece for the holidays, I wanted to know whether Greece recognised CEPT licenses. I think they should as it's an EU country, but well, Malta is as well, and yet they didn't sign the CEPT agreements. So, if I'm on holidays, I'd like to use my radio sometimes... If I can!
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