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- DX Bulletin 7 ARLD007
- From ARRL Headquarters
- Newington CT February 4, 1993
- To all radio amateurs
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- Thanks to Sigi, DL7UOO, Lonnie, KA9WON, the YCCC PacketCluster
- Network and the DXAC for the items in this week's bulletin.
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- BAKER AND HOWLAND ISLANDS. As of press time Thursday afternoon,
- EST, the AH1A crew is still awaiting transportation. Rough weather
- conditions has been the wrench in the gears. However, AH1A
- continues to be active with one station up and running, so catch
- them while you can.
-
- THREE DXAC NEWS RELEASES. The ARRL DX Advisory Committee provides
- three news releases on February 4, details of which follow.
-
- DXAC Considers Additions to the DXCC Countries List
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- Eritrea
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- The DXAC is considering a petition to give current DXCC country
- status to this area that became a province of Ethiopia in 1962. A
- popular vote for Eritrean independence is scheduled for April 1993.
- The DXAC awaits the results of that vote prior to their voting on
- DXCC country status.
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- Czechoslovakia
-
- The DXAC is studying the recent dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The
- present agenda item proposes to delete the DXCC country of
- Czechoslovakia and add the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic as
- new DXCC countries. There is discussion of the political aspects of
- the division which could affect the agenda question. A DXAC vote
- will be scheduled soon.
-
- In another release, the DXAC Announces Vote Results
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- Abu Ail
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- The DXAC voted 10 to 6 to recommend deletion of these Red Sea
- islands effective 31 March 1991, the date the Red Sea Lights Company
- resigned from management of the lighthouses on some of the islands.
- It appears that Yemen administers at least some of the islands now.
- The islands no longer meet the DXCC rules separation requirement.
-
- Tembourg District of Brunei
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- The DXAC voted 16 to 0 NOT to recommend addition of this physically
- separate district of Brunei to the DXCC Countries List. The
- separation distance is significantly less than the 75 miles required
- by the rules.
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- And in a third release, DXAC Seeks Input on QSLing Practices
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- The DXAC is seeking worldwide input on suggested DXCC rules changes
- that would discourage abuses in the QSL process. Interested parties
- may submit examples of poor QSLing practices and suggested changes
- until 31 August 1993. Any change in the rules must be fair,
- enforceable and not place burden on ARRL, the DXCC Desk or the DXing
- community.
-
- Your comments should be sent to ARRL DXAC, 225 Main St, Newington CT
- 06111 USA.
-
- COOK AND SAMOAN ISLANDS. Sigi, DL7UOO, will be operating from ZK1
- through February 15. Plans are to move on to 5W1 and KH8 between
- the 17th and 28th. This DXpedition will be a two station, high
- power affair on all bands with CW and SSB. QSL via DL7UOO, ex
- Y23UO, Sigi Presch, O-1144 Berlin, Wilhelmsmuhlenweg 123, GERMANY.
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- CQ CONTEST CQ CONTEST CQ CONTEST. On tap for the weekend of
- February 6 and 7 are CW editions of the YL/ISSB QSO Party and North
- American Sprint. For more information on these operating events,
- check January QST, page 115.
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- QSL ROUTES. Lonnie, KA9WON, handles QSL requests for 4N4XA, 4N4ANT
- and 4N4XX, and stateside only cards for 9A2PM, until standard mail
- service is restored.
- NNNN
- /EX