[amsat-bb] North Korea Press Release

["Bruce Paige" <kk5do@xxxxxxxx>]

Press Release for Immediate Distribution

P5/4L4FN QRT effective 2002 November 22

I just received word from Ed, P5/4L4FN that the unfortunate and worst possible 
thing has just happened.

Friday evening, 2002 November 22, Ed was called into a meeting with the "Radio 
Regulation Board" without any explanation, he was politely asked to quit all 
transmissions and pack all his radio equipment. Saturday, he spent all day on 
the roof disassemblying his antennas and packing boxes. At 2:30pm on of the 
government officials came by, sealed all the boxes and when he leaves on 
December 10 for his two weeks R&R he is to take everything with him out of the 
country.  

This really hits the ham communtity hard. I for one was looking forward to a 
satellite contact on AO-40. I know that many of you were still awaiting your 
first QSO.  

Ed will keep all the equipment for his next duty station which will be another 
really good spot. Any money received from now on will be donated to help 
ZL1AMO's emergency air ambulance trip from Figi back home.  

The logs should be 100% complete online by Monday. I will do up some stats of 
the dxpedition as time permits in the next week.

73...bruce





Bruce Paige, KK5DO                                                  
AMSAT VP-User Services & Awards Manager          
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