[amsat-bb] Re: p5 operation approved by arrl

["mkingery" <mkingery@xxxxxxx>]

Not sleeping here.  Working to pay the bills, etc!

KE4AZN 

Bruce Paige writes: 

> just in case some of you have been sleeping the past half hour...the arrl has 
> approved ssb qso's by p5/4l4fn back to day one. we will have satellite 
> equipment over there in about a month. 
> 73...bruce 
> 
>> ARRL NEWS RELEASE 
>> 
>> For Further Information Contact:  Wayne Mills, N7NG 
>> 
>> Telephone: 860-594-0291
>> Telefax: 860-594-0259
>> Email:   n7ng@arrl.org 
>> 
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>> 
>> DXCC Accepting P5/4L4FN Contacts 
>> 
>> Since early November 2001, Mr. Edisher (Ed) Giorgadze, 4L4FN, a Georgian
>> citizen employed by the United Nations World Food Program, has been
>> active as P5/4L4FN in Pyongyang, DPRK. 
>> 
>> DXCC Rule 7 states "Any Amateur Radio operation should take place only
>> with the complete approval and understanding of appropriate
>> administration officials." The rule continues, "In any case, credit will
>> be given for contacts where adequate evidence of authorization by
>> appropriate authorities exists." The ARRL has now received adequate
>> evidence that the operation by Mr. Giorgadze is being conducted with the
>> knowledge and approval of telecommunications officials in Pyongyang. At
>> the present time, this approval is limited to SSB operation. 
>> 
>> The ARRL Awards Committee has met and concurred that the operation
>> should be accredited. As a result, we are pleased to announce that
>> effective immediately, the DXCC Branch will accept SSB contacts with
>> P5/4L4FN for DXCC credit. Contacts with P5/4L4FN dating back to early
>> November, 2001 will count for this Entity. 
>> 
>> - 30 - 
>> 
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> Bruce Paige, KK5DO                                      kk5do@arrl.net 
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