[Dx-qsl] 7O1YGF and 7O1A

[Doug Renwick]

>From what I have been told, 7O1YGF had approval from the
Aden branch.  Whether the Aden branch had the authority to
issue such approval, does not fault the 7O1YGF team.  The
ARRL is at fault for not accepting the Aden branch approval.

Regardless what the ARRL sez, these two teams were in Yemen,
operated from Yemen, supposedly had local authority to do
so, issued QSL cards for valid contacts, in my mind they are
valid for me.

Suppose it had been American DXpeditions to Yemen and not
German.  For speculation, would it have ended with the same
ARRL decision?  Remember just speculation.

Doug


And how does requiring the same documentation  from the 7O
ops that is 
required of every other expedition soil DXCC?  If  anyone
has soiled themselves and 
their reputation it is the Yemeni government  for going back
on their promises 
of documentation.  
Have you noticed,  especially since that operation, that
operators of other 
dxpeditions are making  sure that they have the written
documentation UP FRONT? 
  That was the  only mistake the German group made -
trusting the word of the 
government  representatives. 

Let me also add that I WISH the operation did  count.  It
would be #331 for 
me on cw.

Of course, if there IS  a big conspiracy afoot between ARRL
and some unknown 
cabal dedicated to making  sure that no 7O operation is ever
granted 
accreditation, I say, "EXPOSE THE  MISCREANTS!"  .... ..


73 de Steve, KZ2I
Charlotte, NC  


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