There is a chance we myself, my dad tom M1EYP might be going holiday in Tenerife at around Easter time. I am struggling to find out if a morse test is still required to operate on HF is Spain and I cannot seem the find the Spanish licence regulations anywhere. I understand that you need to take a copy of these regulations when operating in Spain? Also please can you advice on how you would get a permit to activate EA8/TF-001 and where you can buy paper maps from to walk up the SOTA summits in Tenerife, preferably 1 to 25,000?
I’m not that familiar with the British call sign series, but M0GHY seems to me a CEPT Class A license. If so, you are allowed to operate on HF in any country joined the CEPT.
Back in the last century my own call sign (DG…) was restricted to VHF/UHF, but today it’s just another CEPT Class A license without ever having passed a CW test…
Thanks Andy for the links. I did Google some of this, but was struggling to find out is Spain still had a requirement to pass a morse test to operate on HF. I know Spain is part of CEPT, but under CEPT you still have to abide by the countries licence regulations meaning that if you have not passed a morse test you cannot operate on HF. I think Greece is an example of this.
Thanks Andy. I noticed the Tenerife hikers map on quite a few websites. It says it is 1 to 25,000 and I believe this should have both Tenerife’s SOTA summits on it.
Thank you for letting me that morse code is not required. Do you know where I can download the Spanish licence regulations from. I know Spain recognises the CEPT licence, but I understand that under CEPT you have to abide the licence of the host country?
Hi Jimmy,
I have just sent the Spain’s radioamateurs regulations to your e-mail on QRZ.com
I hope you’ll get from them what you need for a great ham radio experience in EA8 land.
Good luck to you and your dad.
Best 73 de Guru - EA2IF
may be my age though, things are starting to confuse me!