Re: [DX-CHAT] stamps

2011-08-16 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Harris Ruben N2ERN wrote: Gone. Claimed by one of my daughters. Thanks for the suggestions. Wow - an in-house solution! -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us --- To

[DX-CHAT] Billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands

2011-08-16 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
Silicon Valley billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/silicon-valley-billionaire-funding-creation-artificial-libertarian-islands-140840896.html I can't see how these could count for DXCC, but you never know... -- Jim Reisert

Re: [DX-CHAT] Billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands

2011-08-16 Thread Ryan Jairam
This sounds similar to sea land, which was never a dxcc entity so I bet these won't be. Ryan, N2RJ -- Ryan via iPhone On Aug 16, 2011, at 8:31 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C jjreis...@alum.mit.edu wrote: Silicon Valley billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands:

Re: [DX-CHAT] Billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands

2011-08-16 Thread Barry
I hope not. Working new countries is nothing more than annoyance these days with cluster spots, skimmers, etc. Barry W2UP On 8/16/2011 6:24 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: Silicon Valley billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands:

Re: [DX-CHAT] Billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands

2011-08-16 Thread Harris Ruben
Not to worry. If they're libertarian, there won't be any licensing authority. Sent from my iPad On Aug 16, 2011, at 9:07 PM, Barry w...@comcast.net wrote: I hope not. Working new countries is nothing more than annoyance these days with cluster spots, skimmers, etc. Barry W2UP On

RE: [DX-CHAT] Billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands

2011-08-16 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I wouldn't worry about it until and unless one of these actually gets built in truly international waters gets a population living on it. Further considering though, purely as an intellectual exercise, the article states that these will be floating islands. Logically, that would make them more