And here's a contribution by 'A Canadian Amateur' to the
pages of 'Modern Electrics', January, 1913:-

HOW AMATEURS ARE TREATED IN CANADA
        The American Government has at last passed a law governing
amateur installations. Previous issues of this magazine contain
the particulars which need not be repeated here. In short, they
are few, simple, fair to all, and very lenient as compared with
those across the line.
        The Canadian Government regards the amateur in a very
different manner. His restrictions are numerous, and he is not
recognized unless he has paid his license fee, which is, at the
present time, one dollar. In obtaining the license, he submits
himself to many petty rules and regulations, several of which are
nothing less than the proverbial "red tape". After the license
comes a "declaration of secrecy", which must be filled out. The
notary's charge for this is usually a dollar.
        Now let us consider the amateurs' treatment prior to 1912,
when licenses were not granted. Any amateur, wishing the protection
of the law, had to apply to the Superintendent of the Government
Wireless for permission. In answer to his application came a
lengthy form requiring a detailed account of his station, to whom
he had intentions of speaking, the object of the installation, and
numerous other questions along the same line. Upon return of the
blanks, permission to install and operate the station was granted.
It restricted the wavelength to fifty meters and the power absorbed
by the primary of the transmitter to 1/4 kw. On hearing the signal
STP from a commercial or ship station, he was required to suspend
operations until advice came to cancel the signal. Referring to
this signal, I may say that from 1909 to 1912 there was not one
operator on the trans-Atlantic liners which dock at Montreal who
was aware that such a signal existed, nor was the operator at the
Marconi station any wiser.
        We shall now take up the terms of a Canadian Amateur License.
(1) He is not to establish, install or operate any wireless station
except that which comes under his license;
(2) The apparatus must be used solely for experimental purposes;
(3) The power absorbed by the primary of the coil or transformer
must not exceed 1/2 kw.;
(4) His wave-length must not exceed fifty meters;
(5) His apparatus must not interfere with the operation of any
station in Canada or ship station in Canadian or neighboring
waters;
(6) The Minister of the Naval Service may, at any time, cancel his
license; this cancellation comes into force one calendar month
after notification;
(7) He must stop all transmitting if he perceives by his instruments
that ship stations are operating, and not start again until the
signalling has ceased;
(8) If an amateur station is found to interfere with the operation
of commercial stations, the license may be at any time cancelled.
(At the present time there is receiving apparatus in Canadian
Marconi stations, by means of which it is absolutely impossible
to tell the difference between a 200 and a 600 meter wave. I
refer particularly to the 5 kw. Marconi station at Montreal.
This being the case, it is very easy for an amateur to "jam" a
station of a similar type and thus lose his license if complained
of by the operator at the station.)
(9) Then there is a clause relating to the secrecy of intercepted
messages;
(10) Stations, at reasonable times, shall be open for government
inspection;
(11) The licensed apparatus must not interfere with the operation of
telegraph lines;
(12) Upon the Minister's approval, the license may be assigned or sublet;
(13) If necessary, as might be in the case of war, the Minister may
take possession of the licensed apparatus in the name of the King,
and use it as may seem fit. Authorized persons may enter the
station and remove or operate the apparatus;
(14) As a concluding clause, the breach, non-observance or non-per-
formance of any of the rules and regulations may result in the
permanent loss of the license.

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