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I have a US amateur radio license. I do not have a passport or Canadian amateur radio certificate. If I went near the border but stayed on the US side, set up an amateur radio station on a wheeled cart, enabled VOX (so I could talk on the radio without touching it), used a stick to push the cart into Canada, and began talking on the radio, am I subject to either US or Canadian amateur radio regulations?

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A little poking around amateur radio sites will find (from the second link):

In 1952, Canada and the United States signed a Reciprocal Operating Agreement treaty. In the terms of the agreement, visiting Amateurs may operate in the host country in accordance with the rules and regulations of the host country.

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  • Which country would I be subject to the laws of? I'm not in Canada, so I don't think Canadian laws apply to me, but the station is not in the US, so I don't think US law applies either.
    – Someone
    May 9, 2022 at 14:32
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    The station is in Canada, so "Under the terms of the agreement, the visitor must identify using his or her call sign followed by a call area suffix, e.g., VE3FRV/W9 or N9CFX/VE3". Where you are yelling from is irrelevant. The point of the agreement is to make the border pretty transparent to your operations.
    – Jon Custer
    May 9, 2022 at 15:06
  • Could I actually be prosecuted for a violation of Canadian regulations if i don't enter Canada? Of course if I ever went to Canada I could be prosecuted, but what if I never enter Canada after I do this? Could I be extradited for a violation of amateur radio regulations? (Note: I'm not actually considering doing this, I'm just curious what would happen if I did.)
    – Someone
    May 11, 2022 at 5:38

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