Industry Canada releases updated amateur call sign policies

On Friday October 7th, Industry Canada released a revised version of Radio Information Circular (RIC) 9, updating their policy on Radio Amateur Callsigns and Special Event Prefixes.

According to IC, this new issue reflects recent modifications to the international Radio Regulations pertaining to the amateur radio service resulting from decisions made at the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference of 2003 (WRC-2003).

If you want to know more about the recent revisions, and how they may affect you, visit the IC web site at:

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insmt-gst.nsf/en/sf02102e.html

A more detailed review of the events leading up to the release can be found on this web site, and will also appear in the next issue of the Canadian Amateur.

Source: Radio Amateurs of Canada

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