[ADXA] Turkmenistan Question

[David Norris]

Joel is correct. China had it effectively banned for some time as did Albania. 

There are some EZ stations floating around from time to time. Do they count?  I doubt DXAC would do anything about EZ based on past precedence. 

I have this one too...

73 


David A. Norris, K5UZ
Director, Delta Division

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> On Jun 26, 2020, at 8:32 PM, J Ferguson via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> Yea Joel, but for me Turkmenistan may be my P5… but I digress, as I said my comment may cause some flame mail to be sent my way.
> 
> I did find that Turkmenistan is still reported as an IARU Member and the current mailing address and phone number follows.
> Currently EZ is the ADXA Membership’s number 8 most wanted entity.
> 
> TURKMENISTAN Liga Radiolyubiteley Turkmenistana [LRT], Turkmenistan Radio Amateur League
> Address: P.O. Box 555, Ashgabat 744020
> Tel: +993 12 460 600 <EZ8BO>, 443349 <EZ8BD>
> Email: e.…. at mail.ru
> President: Berdy Adakow, EZ8AI
> Secretary: Elena Sviridova, EZ8YL (Incomplete Location Information on QRZ)
> IARU liaison: Eugene Zwontsov, EZ8BO (Reported as SK on QRZ)
> Last updated: 23-Feb-2005
> 
> 
> Prefix
> Entity
> Continent
> ITU Zone
> CQ Zone
> Entity Code
> ADXA Needed By Member Count
> ADXA Member % of Need
> Club Log Rank NA
> Club Log Rank Global
> 8
>     EZ*
> Turkmenistan
> AS
> 30
> 17
> 280
> 18
> 75.00%
> 12
> 22
> 
> From the ARRL Web Site - Turkmenistan (EZ)
> The only information that we have on file is the name and address of their IARU member society. That is: 
> 
> Liga Radiolyubiteley Turkmenistana
> 
> At this time the United States does not share a reciprocal agreement or a third-party traffic agreement with that country.
> 
> 
>> On Jun 26, 2020, at 7:53 PM, w5zn at w5zn.org wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks info Jay.
>> 
>> Regarding its DXCC status due to this, this is not the first time in history this has occurred. I believe Albania and China are recent "past" similar situation and both are now quite active.
>> 
>> Anywho, I don't expect there to be a change in its DXCC status. Now, North Korea on the other hand........................(read that to mean I have Turkmenistan so I'm not worried about it!!!  :-)))
>> 
>> ZN
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2020-06-26 18:47, J Ferguson via ADXA wrote:
>>> 
>>> Rory,
>>>  
>>> Found the following on-line. Based on this information Turkmenistan has not allowed Amateur Radio since 2006.
>>> If Amateur Radio is illegal/suspended perhaps the DXAC should review its status (yes I realize that that may cause some flame mail).
>>>  
>>> Hope this helps.
>>> 73,
>>> J Ferguson
>>> N5LKE 
>>>  
>>> Turkmenistan since August,2006 Print
>>> Modified on: Wed, 10 Sep, 2014 at 2:39 AM
>>> 
>>> Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ
>>>  
>>> Amateur radio has been suspended in Turkmenistan since August, 2006.
>>> Nevertheless, EZ7V (a club station) has been QRV since then, along with one or two other EZ stations.
>>>  
>>> In June, 2010, Bill Moore, of the ARRL DXCC Desk, confirmed  that EZ7V counts for DXCC only until 2006-12-31.
>>> Club Log maps EZ QSOs as INVALID, starting 2007-01-01.
>>>  
>>> Note: The term INVALID in Club Log only means that the QSO is not valid for DXCC.
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 26, 2020, at 7:27 PM, Rory Bowers <k6cks01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Amateur Radio is in Turkmenistan
>>> 
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