I am responding to your comments about this process of certifying your operation from EK (Turkmenistan) as feeling like a forensic investigation based on a lack of trust.

We would love nothing more than to certify this very rare entity for the DXCC program.  However, it is critically important that you understand what it is you are trying to do.

ARRL takes the DXCC program VERY seriously.  We uphold total integrity of the program.  People, perhaps even you, made unwelcomed critical remarks of our certification of the recent Mount Anthos operation with ABSOLUTELY NO BASIS IN FACT for making a single comment.  Now you can imagine what THEY went through.

You are asking us to certify an operation from a country who has for nearly TWO DECADES outlawed amateur radio operations within their country.  You can believe that we are going to be held to a MUCH HIGHER DEGREE OF SCRUTINY by the amateur radio community IF we certify your operation.



You are going to be held to the SAME high level of integrity through the certification process.  I expect you to act professionally as you go through this process.  You will provide all of the requested documentation as requested.  We are not going to tolerate any game playing or debates through the process.  And if you begin to ‘try your case’ in the court of public opinion by using social media, we will stop the certification process.

We are very serious.  What you are asking for is very serious.  Please treat it as such.

Very 73.

David, NA2AA