Vlad posted this last year after he went there seeking a license: There is definitely a Ministry of Telecommunications there:
>MORE ON AMATEUR RADIO IN YEMEN ---> The following was received from Vladimir >Bykov, UA4WHX on 23 July 2006: >Hello everybody again! >I just left the office of the Ministry of Telecommunications. >Mr Abdulgader Ibrahim, Director General of Frequency Management Depertment >of the Ministry of Communications asked me to pass this on to fellow >amateurs: >1. He needs as much visual material as possible as he has an arrangement >with the security section of Yemen Ministry of Interior to give a >presentation related to amateur radio trying to prove that: >A. it is good for the country >B. it poses no threat to security. >Handbooks, magazines, tapes, CD's, samples of picture QSL cards, >amateur radio posters will be greatly appreacied, being new or used, no >difference. Send them to him at as soon as possible to: >Mr Abdulgader Ibrahim >Director General of Frequency Management Department >of the Ministry pf Communications and Information Technology >Airport Road >Al Jiraf >P.O. Box 25237 >Sana'a >Yemen >TEL: 00967-1-331455 >FAX: 00967-1-331457 >2. He can reconfirm via fax or e-mail that there has never been a single >amatuer radio operation from Yemen, if he receives an official inquiry >from ARRL or any other AM. Radio Club. One - only! - authorization has >been given to a sulatan of Kuwait but he never operated. All others >according to his and a few other officails words are pirates and >illegal. No matter what documents they present and what they say. >These are some of the other names I also know a few e-mails and some cell >phones but I am not authorized to give them. All of them speak very good >English! and are open minded. >1. Eng. Addullah A. Al-Hamami >Assistant Deputy Minister >Ministry of Communications and Information Technology >P.O. Box 1324 >Sana'a >Yemen >TEL: 00967-1-331375 >FAX: 00967-1-331804 >2. Mahmoud Yassin >Deputy Minister >Ministry of Communications and Information Technology >P.O. Box 1324 >Sana'a >Yemen >TEL: 00967-1-331375 >FAX: 00967-1-331804 >3. Abdul Hafied >Manager Frequency Management Section >Ministry of Communications and Information Technology >P.O. Box 1324 >Sana'a >Yemen >TEL: 00967-1-339272 >For the Ministry of Interior there are no names I can give although they >do exist it should be enough to put just the mane of the Ministry and to >the attention of the Minister, Sana'a, Yemen. >They also told me a story how they caught a crew of Germans a few years >ago who operated from Aden from a hotel on amateur radio bands but the >Ministry people were nice to them and gave their rigs back to them and >just told them to shut down they could have easily ended up in prison. >In fact, they do understand a lot about ham radio here at the Ministry, >they think they need it. As well as the community and the people of the >country. >They wanted to establish a club at the Ministry to teach locals and let >vistors operate but the Ministry of Interior has never been too happy with >that. >They (telecom people) are saying, things might as well change soon. >73, VB >UA4WHX >Sana'a, Yemen At 01:08 PM 8/11/2007, you wrote: >I really don't know much about that country's government. Are there different >factions struggling for power, or claiming authority in different areas? > >Is it possible some faction claims it can issue licenses, but in fact it isn't >considered the real agency who issues licenses? > >73, Zack W9SZ > >On Sat, 11 Aug 2007, KR4DA wrote: > >>If you visit the Yemem tourist center just about anybody can go there. They >>have 5 star hotels etc.. >>But what I don't get is who is the official that the ARRL wants a receipt >>from of being there and counting as official. >>They will tell you it doesn't count. Tell me what you need from who to count. >>I have worked 7O1A and 7O1YGF I need 7O as a one of two left to be acceptable >>by ARRL. > > >Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > >To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org > >This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Don Greenbaum Artificial Cognition, Inc. 27 Pill Hill Lane, Duxbury, MA 02332 phone: 781 934 5534 http://www.artificialcognition.com Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
