Below is the letter Mr DeWeever published recently addressing the CEPT issue:
Good day and happy new year Mr. Hunt,
My apologies for the late reply, as it relates to your request for clarification regarding St. Maarten's CEPT policy as it relates to the Amateur Radio service.
St. Maarten as a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands are subjected to treaties signed by the Netherlands as the Kingdon of the Netherlands has the responsibility for international relations amongst other obligations.
However, St. Maarten has the ability to apply some of these treaties/laws as it sees fit and in its benefit.
Such an arrangement is the CEPT rules for Amateur Radio Services, which are recognized by St. Maarten. In order for a HAM operator to be able to operate on St. Maarten(Dutch side) utilizing the CEPT privileges, the operator in question is required to register with the Bureau of Telecommunications and Post of St. Maarten.
In brief the registration requirements are , the name(s) of the operator(s), local address from where the transmission will take place, the duration of the transmission (start date and end date), a copy of a valid HAM operator license from the operator's home country and a valid picture ID.
Based on the HAM operator's license a verification is done on competency (what class of license does the operator in question possesses) and does such meet St. Maarten's requirements for operation and this includes CEPT privileges.
The basic tenements for registration while operating under CEPT privileges on St. Maarten is the ordinance that stipulates that any natural person or entity cannot own, install, operate and/or exploit a Telecommunications infrastructure without having authorization to do so.
Like all ordinances there are exceptions to rules, in the case of telecommunications infrastructure these would be exceptions based on Technology ( WIFI , Cellular Phones and the like), power limits and usage.
Not complying with the requirements set forth by the Bureau Telecommunications and Post is considered illegal and if found operating outside of the prescribed regulations the applicable penalties will be enforced. The penalties range from immediate transmission stoppage to monetary fines and/or imprisonment.
The following is the link to the registration form:
https://www.sxmregulator.sx/dash/fil...hcHBsaWNhdGlvb iBmb3Jtb_64.pdf
Regards,
Mr. Sidney de Weever
Head of Technical Division
Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten
Cannegieter street # 15 – Unit 5.1
Unit 5.1, Philipsburg
St. Maarten, Dutch Caribbean
Phone: +1(721) 542 4699 (ext.207)
Mobile: +1(721) 520 0026
Fax: +1(721) 542 4817
Please feel free to reach out if there is anything I can do to help or if I can answer any other questions. Hope to hear you on the bands.
Best 73 & DX,
Gary L Hunt
KC9EE / PJ7EE
309-678-1167
The link for the permit application is: https://www.sxmregulator.sx/dash/fil...hcHBsaWNhdGlvb iBmb3Jtb_64.pdf
Also be aware that 60 meters is NOT an authorized allocation for PJ7. It was temporarily authorized in 2010 during the PJ7E dxpedition. Work continues to allow 60 meter operation on Sint Maarten.
Good day and happy new year Mr. Hunt,
My apologies for the late reply, as it relates to your request for clarification regarding St. Maarten's CEPT policy as it relates to the Amateur Radio service.
St. Maarten as a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands are subjected to treaties signed by the Netherlands as the Kingdon of the Netherlands has the responsibility for international relations amongst other obligations.
However, St. Maarten has the ability to apply some of these treaties/laws as it sees fit and in its benefit.
Such an arrangement is the CEPT rules for Amateur Radio Services, which are recognized by St. Maarten. In order for a HAM operator to be able to operate on St. Maarten(Dutch side) utilizing the CEPT privileges, the operator in question is required to register with the Bureau of Telecommunications and Post of St. Maarten.
In brief the registration requirements are , the name(s) of the operator(s), local address from where the transmission will take place, the duration of the transmission (start date and end date), a copy of a valid HAM operator license from the operator's home country and a valid picture ID.
Based on the HAM operator's license a verification is done on competency (what class of license does the operator in question possesses) and does such meet St. Maarten's requirements for operation and this includes CEPT privileges.
The basic tenements for registration while operating under CEPT privileges on St. Maarten is the ordinance that stipulates that any natural person or entity cannot own, install, operate and/or exploit a Telecommunications infrastructure without having authorization to do so.
Like all ordinances there are exceptions to rules, in the case of telecommunications infrastructure these would be exceptions based on Technology ( WIFI , Cellular Phones and the like), power limits and usage.
Not complying with the requirements set forth by the Bureau Telecommunications and Post is considered illegal and if found operating outside of the prescribed regulations the applicable penalties will be enforced. The penalties range from immediate transmission stoppage to monetary fines and/or imprisonment.
The following is the link to the registration form:
https://www.sxmregulator.sx/dash/fil...hcHBsaWNhdGlvb iBmb3Jtb_64.pdf
Regards,
Mr. Sidney de Weever
Head of Technical Division
Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten
Cannegieter street # 15 – Unit 5.1
Unit 5.1, Philipsburg
St. Maarten, Dutch Caribbean
Phone: +1(721) 542 4699 (ext.207)
Mobile: +1(721) 520 0026
Fax: +1(721) 542 4817
Please feel free to reach out if there is anything I can do to help or if I can answer any other questions. Hope to hear you on the bands.
Best 73 & DX,
Gary L Hunt
KC9EE / PJ7EE
309-678-1167
The link for the permit application is: https://www.sxmregulator.sx/dash/fil...hcHBsaWNhdGlvb iBmb3Jtb_64.pdf
Also be aware that 60 meters is NOT an authorized allocation for PJ7. It was temporarily authorized in 2010 during the PJ7E dxpedition. Work continues to allow 60 meter operation on Sint Maarten.
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