Canadian stations may take advantage of reciprocal operating agreement provision to control a remote base station that is physically located within the United States or “places where the amateur service is regulated by the FCC”. The specific section of Part 97 is reproduced below. For operation from countries other than Canada, please check the FCC website:
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=about_4&id=amateur
It should be noted that United States citizens are expected to hold United States licenses. The wording from the FCC website is:
No United States citizen, regardless of any other citizenship also held, is eligible for reciprocal operating authority. The alien must be a citizen of the country that granted his or her amateur service license. Amateur radio operators who will be in the United States for extended periods of time are encouraged to obtain an FCC-issued amateur service license grant. Any person, except a representative of a foreign government, may apply for an FCC amateur service license upon passing the qualifying examinations. An alien holding an FCC-issued amateur service license grant, however, is not eligible for reciprocal operating authority. A FCC-issued license grant, moreover, supersedes reciprocal operating authority.
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2010]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR97.107]
[Page 597]
TITLE 47–TELECOMMUNICATION
CHAPTER I–FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
PART 97_AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE–Table of Contents
Subpart B_Station Operation Standards
Sec. 97.107 Reciprocal operating authority.
A non-citizen of the United States (“alien”) holding an amateur
service authorization granted by the alien’s government is authorized to
be the control operator of an amateur station located at places where
the amateur service is regulated by the FCC, provided there is in effect
a multilateral or bilateral reciprocal operating arrangement, to which
the United States and the alien’s government are parties, for amateur
service operation on a reciprocal basis. The FCC will issue public
announcements listing the countries with which the United States has
such an arrangement. No citizen of the United States or person holding
an FCC amateur operator/primary station license grant is eligible for
the reciprocal operating authority granted by this section. The
privileges granted to a control operator under this authorization are:
(a) For an amateur service license granted by the Government of
Canada:
(1) The terms of the Convention Between the United States and Canada
(TIAS No. 2508) Relating to the Operation by Citizens of Either Country
of Certain Radio Equipment or Stations in the Other Country;
(2) The operating terms and conditions of the amateur service
license issued by the Government of Canada; and
(3) The applicable rules of this part, but not to exceed the control
operator privileges of an FCC-granted Amateur Extra Class operator
license.
(b) For an amateur service license granted by any country, other
than Canada, with which the United States has a multilateral or
bilateral agreement:
(1) The terms of the agreement between the alien’s government and
the United States;
(2) The operating terms and conditions of the amateur service
license granted by the alien’s government;
(3) The applicable rules of this part, but not to exceed the control
operator privileges of an FCC-granted Amateur Extra Class operator
license; and
(c) At any time the FCC may, in its discretion, modify, suspend or
cancel the reciprocal operating authority granted to any person by this
section.
