Renegotiating or amending a signed treaty is never going to happen because
amateur radio is pretty low on the priority list for the governments. Yes,
I know, what are they thinking?
What I have suggested instead is a memorandum of agreement between Industrie
Canada and the FCC that says, "For the purposes of satisfying the
requirement of [formal treaty designation], it shall be acceptable to
precede the operator call sign with the location designator."
This is a much simpler thing than amending the treaty - it is just a letter
exchanged between the two entities. I am not holding my breath that it will
happen. Industrie Canada and the FCC could also release their own letters
independently, but I believe that in the case of a two-party agreement, both
must formally agree.
73, Ward N0AX
> The treaty between the US and Canada that permits "instant
> reciprocity" mandates that the location modifier must follow the call
> sign.
> At the time the treaty was signed, the "slant location" always followed
> the
> call, so VO1HE/W4 or W4TV/VO1 or KB3HVN/HI8 was the norm.
>
> Things have changed, and now we use the location modifier first. But
> until
> the treaty is updated, it takes precedence over convention.
>
> 73, ron w3wn
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