[OKDXA] Timor-Leste aka East Timor aka UNTAET, etc.

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Would any of you folks have an opinion on this discussion?

JA1BK operated as 4W1BK a week or so ago as well as
quite a few others. Kan has his ear tuned to the rules and regs
quite extensively. (hence Ducie et al)

I'm anxious to ask NC1L about it at HamCom.  Had the pleasure
of breakfasting with him and NA2M at the Crowne Plaza Saturday
morning.  John Guida xNJ1V now K1ZA was camped out in the adjacent room.
Had
a quick eyeball and didn't see him again.

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Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 16:57:41 -0700
From: Stu Greene <wa2moe@firstinter.net
Subject: Timor Leste

A petition was filed with the Chief Executive Officer of ARRL today
seeking removal of UNTAET (United Nations Transitional Administration in
East Timor) from the DXCC entities list  and for the addition of Timor
Leste as an entity.

The DXCC2000 rule under which 4W was added  reads:

                "b.  The entity has been assigned a call sign prefix bloc
                   by the ITU.  A provisional prefix bloc assignment may
                   be made by the Secretary General of ITU.  Should such
                   provisional assignments not be ratified later by the
                   full ITU, the Entity will be removed from the DXCC List "

The assignment was not ratified and UNTAET returned it to ITU which has
reissued the block 4WA-4WZ to Timor Leste.  It is the position of JA1BK
and myself that the addition of 4W to the DXCC entities list was premature
and that a mistake was made.  This mistake has been acknowledged by one of
the gentlemen who made it.

ARRL is comprised of people and has, in the past, acknowledged mistakes
when countries were deleted under the former DXCC rules.  Islands which
proved not to have existed are an example and the island of Okinotorishima
was deleted because it simply was mistakenly added to the list.

We expect that after due and hopefully prompt consideration ARRL will
understand the fact that a mistake has been made and that Timor Leste will
be added to the entities list.

There was a five day operation a few weeks ago in Timor Leste and there is
a continuing operation there at the present time.  The bulletins will have
the information

                                             WA2MOE


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