skippermike
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Mexican VHF license
Does anyone know the current status of VHF licenses in Baja?
Comments on Race-Dezert indicate that people going down for the Baja 1000 are getting "requested" to show a VHF license for their radios.
Thanks
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skippermike
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Mexican VHF license
I guess I should add that these are not marine VHF radios, on marine freqs, but business band VHFs
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roadhog
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right. The marine VHF requires an international license whereas Canada gives a no license grace period roughly from ice out to ice in - something like
45 days. Some read the marine rules finding loopholes but sorry there are no loopholes in the rules.
On paper the deal is, I'm new at this, the equipment is supposed to be declared in print, right ?
So, on a bad day...
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roadhog
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For the marine VHF:
Counties sign the international VHF agreement. Your home country issues the international license. The foreign country you enter probably signed the
agreement. The foreign country does not tell you the license is necessary but may as with Canada advertize the license is not necessary. Canada
publishes a search and rescue magazine, finding published information from Mexico is difficult.
I found a general condition of interested parties as "we read no information so no license is necessary." When in fact right up front the reality sez
INTERNATIONAL LICENSE.
The licensing information from FCC is legal information. I read it, understood it but asked FCC twice for further expplaination caws spending the
extra $$$ over spending zero for US/Canada required expert opinion.
For example, kayakers will SUAD no license caws 'it' sez right there: emergency use is OK.
Naw. What is sez is, emergency use is ok IF your kayak did not enter Mexico by land, did not touch ground in Mexico until the emergency situation
arose, and may limit the VHF's use for sea to land use even during the emergency.
So, if you drift into an emergency situation on Mexican water from home in San Diego, you're legal but maybe only if you came in from international
water.
Si ?
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bajalou
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None of which has much to do with the use of commercial frequency VHF radios such as the ones the racers and Score use.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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skippermike
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VHF license
Thank you BAJALOU - You get the point.
Any answers?
Another radio site says you can get VHF license for $2-$3 at a Mexican consulate. I may drive by there today and ask.
I'll post results.
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bajalou
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I'd be interested in knowing about that license, skippermike.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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BajaWarrior
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Fellow Nomad BajaRob told me once they are available in our area at the Port Captain's office in San Felipe and that it cost $5.
[Edited on 11-12-2009 by BajaWarrior]
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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roadhog
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Of course, but if you are from Jersey, driving in MX, where would you license ? Rhode Island ?
Can't find terrestrial MX VHF licensing in brief search outside the MX government sites also the situation for MX Marine VHF licensing.
ASmateur radio gets a bye here with reciprocity. There's a good search word: reciprocity. Translations please ?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by roadhog
Of course, but if you are from Jersey, driving in MX, where would you license ? Rhode Island ?
Can't find terrestrial MX VHF licensing in brief search outside the MX government sites also the situation for MX Marine VHF licensing.
ASmateur radio gets a bye here with reciprocity. There's a good search word: reciprocity. Translations please ? |
If you are this anal about the letter of the law, then I might suggest that Mexico is NOT the place for you, roadhog.
I drive around with a modded 2m/440 radio in both of my vehicles down here. I have been inspected numerous times at military and police checkpoints.
No one says a darn word about it.
We naturally have a large contingent communicating by VHF marine frequencies, too. Are they all licensed? I doubt it.
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skippermike
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VHF license in Baja
Well .. My brief quest for an answer yielded nothing concrete - as often happens in Mexico.
I went by the Mexican Consulate in S.D. Reception person had no idea, but sent me to a lead person in the Visa area. She was vey pleasant but said
"I've been here 11 years. We used to do amateur radio licenses, but haven't for years - but I know that's not what you want. Maybe ask officials at
border."
So ... I asked one of our workers who lives in T.J. to stop at the border and ask around. He did, and says he talked with multiple customs, police
and military-type folk. The consensus was - you don't need any license if you are on your own (race or Weatherman) frequencies, but stay off the
police and military frequencies.
That's as far as I'm going with this!
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meme
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We also would be interested in hearing more on these licences.
Thank U.
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