[Dx-qsl] 6O0X operation question

[John Geiger]

Ok, then why did they issue a prefix block to a
country which doesn't exist?

73s John NE0P


--- Ron Notarius WN3VAW <wn3vaw@fyi.net> wrote:
> While Bernie has a lot of influence in DX circles,
> somehow I don't think the
> UN or the ITU pay much attention to him.  I
> seriously doubt that the ITU
> issued the provisional government of the territory
> that may or may not
> become an independant Palestine one day a prefix
> merely because Bernie asked
> them to!
> 
> 73, ron wn3vaw
> 
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> (attributed)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Geiger" <johngeig@yahoo.com>
> To: "Ronald A. Loneker Sr. KA2BZS" <ka2bzs@nac.net>;
> "FireBrick"
> <w9ol@billnjudy.com>
> Cc: "QSL List" <dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 3:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] 6O0X operation question
> 
> 
> And of course Palestine, which is less of an actual
> country than Somaliland, gets a prefix and DXCC
> status.  Guess it helps to have Bernie physically
> present in the country ready to operate when the
> voting on prefixes or such takes place.
> 
> 73s John NE0P
> 
> 
> --- "Ronald A. Loneker Sr. KA2BZS" <ka2bzs@nac.net>
> wrote:
> > 6O - REPUBLIC OF SOMALILAND Baldur/DJ6SI (in CW)
> and
> > Franz/DJ9ZB (in SSB)
> > were
> > QRV as 6O0X and 6O1Z from the capital Hargeiza
> from
> > May 10-17. Though this
> > republic
> > declared its independence from Somalia on May 18,
> > 1991, has an own parliament
> > and government it
> > has not been acknowledged by other countries yet.
> > The ARRL states that it
> > still misses an UN
> > membership, an own ITU prefix block or the IARU
> > membership. More information
> > can be found at:
> > http://www.anaserve.com/~mbali/home.htm
> >
> > FireBrick wrote:
> >
> > > My qsl for 6O0X of last year was rejected as
> 'Not
> > a DXCC Entity'.
> >
> > --
> > Ronald A. Loneker Sr. KA2BZS
> > #1DXCC * 160M DXCC * A1-OP * NJDXA * CTC-116
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> > Just Send it!....
> >
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