<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">If you have a quick squiz at the class license (<a href="http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/LegislativeInstrument1.nsf/asmade/bytitle/252D64DD8DE87F66CA2573ED000D00E1?OpenDocument">http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/LegislativeInstrument1.nsf/asmade/bytitle/252D64DD8DE87F66CA2573ED000D00E1?OpenDocument</a>) for overseas hams, they're required to add a 'VK suffix' to their callsign. <div><br></div><div> Looking at the insanely tiny regs doc for NZ hams (WOW they ahve it easy - no fees either!) (<a href="http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/pdf-library/resource-library/gazette-notices/Radiocommunications Regulations -General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators- Notice 2010.pdf">http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/pdf-library/resource-library/gazette-notices/Radiocommunications%20Regulations%20-General%20User%20Radio%20Licence%20for%20Amateur%20Radio%20Operators-%20Notice%202010.pdf</a>), you can add the ZL to the beginning or end of your callsign when visiting NZ - and separate it with a slash, as you showed below :)<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Damien</div><div><br><div><div>On 14/01/2011, at 7:55 PM, Bob VK6KW wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hi Gents,<br>I believe the correct form of callsign for a visiting ham in NSW for example<br>is VK2/homecall just as mine is ZL3/VK6KW when I visit the grandies over<br>there. Not sure how this format translates into the recognized SSIDS for<br>APRS, unless one can add the text "portable VK2" in each packet?<br>73,<br>Bob.<br>VK6KW<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au">ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au</a> [mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au] On<br>Behalf Of Damien Gardner Jnr<br>Sent: Friday, 14 January 2011 15:56<br>To: Australian APRS Users<br>Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] RA1AMW?!?!<br><br>Ahh, I see they changed it in 2008, so you can visit australia for up to 90<br>days at a time without having to get a temporary call - you just have to add<br>'VK' to the end of your callsign..<br><br>So I guess he should really be RA1AMWVK-7 :-p<br><br>--DG<br><br>On 14/01/2011, at 6:20 PM, Darryl Smith wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">No. I think the callsign is correct.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I think it is a Russian ham on holidays<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://twitter.com/ra1amw">http://twitter.com/ra1amw</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Darryl<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">---------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Darryl Smith, VK2TDS POBox 169 Ingleburn NSW 2565 Australia Mobile <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Number 0412 929 634 [+61 4 12 929 634 Int] - 02 9618 6459 <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.radio-active.net.au/blog/">www.radio-active.net.au/blog/</a> - <a href="http://www.radio-active.net.au/">www.radio-active.net.au/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-----Original Message-----<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From: <a href="mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au">ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au</a> [mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au] <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">On Behalf Of Damien Gardner Jnr<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Sent: Friday, 14 January 2011 6:16 PM<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To: Australian APRS Users<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Subject: [OZAPRS] RA1AMW?!?!<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Hey Guys,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Was just driving home, and a position report from an 'RA1AMW-7' popped up,<br></blockquote>purporting to be in sydney..<br><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Has someone accidentally misconfigured their new VX8 with the wrong<br></blockquote>callsign?<br><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">--DG<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">OZAPRS mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">OZAPRS mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a><br></blockquote><br>_______________________________________________<br>OZAPRS mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a><br>http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OZAPRS mailing list<br>OZAPRS@aprs.net.au<br>http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>