[ADXA] Turkmenistan Question

Fri Jun 26 22:13:29 EDT 2020

Oops. EX should have been EZ...

> On Jun 26, 2020, at 9:08 PM, J Ferguson via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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