The Inter-American Convention on Amateur Service was adopted in Lima, Peru, in 1987, at the Fifth Inter-American Telecommunication Conference [CITEL/RES. 130 (V-87)], and amended in 1988, at the First Special Meeting of CITEL [CITEL/RES. 141 (I/E-88)] to permit and facilitate full participation by Member States of CITEL.
This Convention provides for the use of amateur radio service by nationals of a Member State in the territory of another Member State. This Convention came into force on February 21, 1990. The OAS General Secretariat is the depository for the original instrument and for the Convention’s instruments of ratification and accession.
| Argentina |
08/14/1987 |
RA - 03/11/1990 |
12/06/1990 |
| Bolivia |
08/14/1987 |
- |
- |
| Brazil |
08/14/1987 |
- |
- |
| Canada |
- |
AC - 04/06/1989 |
05/18/1989 |
| Chile |
08/14/1987 |
- |
- |
| Colombia |
08/14/1987 |
- |
- |
| Guatemala |
- |
AD - 05/12/1989 |
01/22/1990 |
| Haiti |
08/14/1987 |
- |
- |
| Mexico |
- |
AD - 03/13/1989 |
06/21/1989 |
| Paraguay |
09/07/1995 |
RA - 05/24/1995 |
09/15/1995 |
| Peru |
08/14/1987 |
- |
- |
| Suriname |
08/14/1987 |
- |
- |
| United States of America |
08/14/1987 |
AC - 02/21/1991 |
03/20/1991 |
| Uruguay |
08/14/1987 |
- |
- |
| Venezuela |
- |
AD - 10/14/1988 |
11/30/1988 |
RA = ratification
AC = acceptance
AD = accession
Signatures that are not subject to ratification, approval, or acceptance (under Articles 7.a and 10 of the Convention, these countries are Parties to the Convention) are: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Haiti, Peru, and Suriname.
The signatures subject to ratification, approval, or acceptance (under Article 7.b of the Convention) are: United States of America and Uruguay.