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SB DX ARL ARLD026 ARLD026 Montenegro is newest ARRL DXCC entity A new ARRL DXCC entity has come into being! As expected, the United Nations admitted the Republic of Montenegro as its 192nd member June 28, and that action automatically makes the tiny Balkan nation the 336th current DXCC entity. "According to the ARRL DXCC List criteria, entities on the UN list of member-states qualify as political entities," said ARRL Membership Services Manager Wayne Mills, N7NG. "Therefore, effective June 28, 2006 (UTC), ARRL has added The Republic of Montenegro to the DXCC List. Claims for DXCC credit will be accepted immediately." Current Montenegrin radio amateurs reportedly may continue using their YU/YT/YZ/4O/4N-prefix call signs until the International Telecommunication Union designates a new call sign block for the new country. In anticipation of Montenegro's new nation status, the International DX Festival Montenegro, with information on the web at, http://www.yu6scg.cg.yu/international-dx-festival.html, has been set for July 20 until August 12. That's when several international operators will join forces with Montenegrin Amateur Radio operators from at least three different stations using a common call sign in an effort to meet the DX community's need to work the newest DXCC Entity. Festival organizers have set the ambitious goal of 200,000 contacts for the event, which will use all HF bands. Montenegro declared its independence on June 3 following a national referendum May 21. --- Chris Sauvageot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Radiocommunication Bureau of ITU inform 18.07.06 : > > I wish to inform you that the matter is now under > discussion. > All necessary changes in ITU records and databases > due to the separation of Serbia and Montenegro into > two different countries will be announced by the ITU > as soon as agreed by both administrations. > > > "Table of International Call Sign Series" of ITU > (http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/glad/cga_callsign.sh), > they changed the entry for 4N, 4O, YT, YU and YZ - > 2 times. In moment: "Ex. Serbia and Montenegro" (on > 03.07.06 was "Serbia (Republic of)") > > So stay and way for the final result and wait for > the final prefixes ! There after you can change your > software. > > Why all so in hurry ? > > 73 Chris > DL5NAM > ______________________________________________________________ > Verschicken Sie romantische, coole und witzige > Bilder per SMS! > Jetzt bei WEB.DE FreeMail: > http://f.web.de/?mc=021193 > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jul 23 03:38:39 2006 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Sauvageot) Date: Sun Jul 23 03:49:25 2006 Subject: [Dx4win] Another new DXCC #337 : Swain's Island Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uly 22, 2006 For Immediate Release With the addition of Section II, Criteria Rule 1c) to the Political Entity criteria, certain former separation entities may now qualify as Political Entities. One such entity has been determined to be American Samoa. American Samoa is now a Political Entity for DXCC purposes. As a result of the reclassification of American Samoa, and upon the filing of a request and substantiating evidence, and with the concurrence of the DXAC and the Awards Committee, Swain's Island has been added to the DXCC List. Swain's Island entity number 337 qualifies as the first separation entity from American Samoa, now a Political Entity. The distance between American Samoa and Swain's Island has been determined to be in excess of 350 km as required by DXCC Rules Section II, Paragraph 2, Section b). QSOs made with Swain's Island on or after 0001Z, July 22, 2006 will count for DXCC credit. For additional information, including the DXCC Reference Number for Swain's Island, contact Bill Moore at the DXCC Desk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________ Verschicken Sie romantische, coole und witzige Bilder per SMS! Jetzt bei WEB.DE FreeMail: http://f.web.de/?mc=021193
