[ADXA] Turkmenistan Question

[J Ferguson]

David,

From what I have found the DXCC has not counted any EX contact since 31 Dec 2006.

73,
J Ferguson
N5LKE

> On Jun 26, 2020, at 9:06 PM, David Norris <k5uz at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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 <mailto:ez7vclubikar 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 <http://www.iaru.org/iaru-soc.html>
>> 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 <mailto: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 <x-msg://3/#NOP>
>>>> 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 <mailto:k6cks01 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Amateur Radio is in Turkmenistan
>>>> 
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