Can any EA stations help me with this?

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I’d LOVE play on summits in EA5, some time in the next few months. I’ve found a possible solution: FEDI-EA - Application for Authorization for non resident foreigners - Trámites - la Radioafición

..but there are some aspects of the form I don’t understand. Is anyone is familiar with this, and/or can you help?

(what I don’t want to do is make a mistake, causing a 6 week delay)

:folded_hands:

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I presume you can not work via the CEPT regulations because you are not having a full licence in the UK yet?
Because otherwise there is no need for a guest licence.

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Exactly right.

I have no interest in any potential offered by the full exam (apart from being able to operate overseas).

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Are you sure a UK radio amateur without a full Licence – i.e. Foundation or Intermediate - can get a temporary reciprocal license in Spain?

I think reciprocal agreements - like CEPT rules - are based on a recognised level of competence, which in the UK is demonstrated by the Full Licence and its included HAREC (Harmonised Amateur Radio Examination Certificate).

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@M9OMS Are you a member of EURAO?

European Radio Amateurs’ Organization | the open global radio amateurs community

If not, I would suggest joining them and then dropping them an email to request help with completing and submitting the form for you.

That’s what they did for Nic (2E0NYQ) and we had her reciprocal licence back very quickly, so we could operate in EA3 over Christmas/New Year just gone.

It’s only a few € to join EURAO and you will get additional benefits too (insurance, QSL bureau) etc.

73, Simon

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Hi Andy @G8CPZ,

There is a special arrangement with the Spanish telecomm’s authority that now means UK intermediate’s can operate, but they must have a reciprocal licence in place covering the time they wish to operate.

e.g. we just came back having visited EA3. We had to specify where we would be etc.

I am not aware of this agreement applying to other countries, but happy to be corrected.

73, Simon

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Sounds ideal! Thank you - my poor little brain could do with that sort of help HI.

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I didn’t see that exception mentioned on the RSGB website, where it states: Reciprocal agreements and CEPT operation do not apply to Foundation or Intermediate licences. The UK is not party to CEPT ECC Rec-05(06).
Maybe, it’s a fairly recent change. Well, good news anyway.

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Hi Andy,

The RSGB are not always 100% accurate, certainly their webpages are frequently out of date, so I’d be wary about trusting them implicitly :wink::grin:. Indeed, some of their views are quite odd compared to some of the wider radio community (thinking about 8m access here etc).

This Spanish agreement has been in place for at least 6 months. I applied for Nic’s licence back in May 2025, so it’s been available for a while…

73, Simon

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Write to the Spanish Amateur Radio Association, URE ure@ure.es
Explains what you want and maybe they can help you.

73 de EA4R Alf

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Slightly off topic… this is exactly the reason I studied for the Advanced exam for the Full UK Licence. It opened up a literal world of opportunity. Well worth the effort in my case. I too had no need of any other opportunity afforded by the Full UK Licence, with the possible exception of access to the 60m bandlets.

It was well worth the moderate effort for me. You may of course think it is not worth that effort, a view point I absolutely respect.

73 Gerald

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