[SFDXA] Fw: ARLD014 DXCC to accept P5/4L4FN contacts for credit

[Bill Marx]

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> SB DX @ ARL $ARLD014
> ARLD014 DXCC to accept P5/4L4FN contacts for credit
> 
> ZCZC AE14
> QST de W1AW  
> DX Bulletin 14  ARLD014
> From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  April 2, 2002
> To all radio amateurs   
> 
> SB DX ARL ARLD014
> ARLD014 DXCC to accept P5/4L4FN contacts for credit
> 
> The ARRL has announced it will accept SSB contacts with P5/4L4FN in
> North Korea (Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea) for DXCC credit.
> Operator Ed Giorgadze of the Republic of Georgia, has been active
> from the capital city of Pyongyang since early last November. Valid
> SSB contacts from the onset of the P5/4L4FN operation last fall may
> be submitted for DXCC credit, effective immediately.
> 
> ARRL Membership Services Manager Wayne Mills, N7NG, said the ARRL
> now has received adequate evidence that the P5/4L4FN operation was
> being conducted with the knowledge and approval of North Korean
> telecommunications officials. Giorgadze has been operating with oral
> permission from North Korean authorities, but Mills said the ARRL is
> satisfied on the basis of written information submitted that the
> P5/4L4FN operation conforms with DXCC rules and should be accepted
> for credit.
> 
> Mills cited DXCC Rule 7, which states ''Any Amateur Radio operation
> should take place only with the complete approval and understanding
> of appropriate administration officials.'' The rule continues, ''In
> any case, credit will be given for contacts where adequate evidence
> of authorization by appropriate authorities exists.''
> 
> Mills said the ARRL Awards Committee met and concurred that the
> operation should be accredited.
> 
> The P5/4L4FN operation is not a DXpedition. Giorgadze is employed by
> the United Nations World Food Program and often spends as much as 12
> hours a day on the job, operating in his off hours. It's expected
> that he will be in North Korea at least until July and possibly
> longer. A favorite hangout has been 21.225 MHz (he works split and
> listens up). He's also been a frequent visitor to 10 meters.
> 
> While P5/4L4FN has been doing some RTTY operation in addition to
> SSB, those contacts are not yet acceptable for DXCC credit.
> 
> Bruce Paige, KK5DO, has been acting as QSL manager and liaison for
> P5/4L4FN. Additional news and information about the operation is on
> his AMSAT Net Web site, http://www.amsatnet.com. Click on the ''P5
> North Korea'' link.
> NNNN
> /EX