[South Florida DX Association] ARLD026 Montenegro is newest ARRL DXCC entity

[Bill Marx]

> QST de W1AW  
> DX Bulletin 26  ARLD026
> From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  June 29, 2006
> To all radio amateurs   
> 
> SB DX ARL ARLD026
> ARLD026 Montenegro is newest ARRL DXCC entity
> 
> A new ARRL DXCC entity has come into being! As expected, the United
> Nations admitted the Republic of Montenegro as its 192nd member June
> 28, and that action automatically makes the tiny Balkan nation the
> 336th current DXCC entity.
> 
> "According to the ARRL DXCC List criteria, entities on the UN list
> of member-states qualify as political entities," said ARRL
> Membership Services Manager Wayne Mills, N7NG. "Therefore, effective
> June 28, 2006 (UTC), ARRL has added The Republic of Montenegro to
> the DXCC List. Claims for DXCC credit will be accepted immediately."
> 
> Current Montenegrin radio amateurs reportedly may continue using
> their YU/YT/YZ/4O/4N-prefix call signs until the International
> Telecommunication Union designates a new call sign block for the new
> country.
> 
> In anticipation of Montenegro's new nation status, the International
> DX Festival Montenegro, with information on the web at,
> http://www.yu6scg.cg.yu/international-dx-festival.html, has been set
> for July 20 until August 12. That's when several international
> operators will join forces with Montenegrin Amateur Radio operators
> from at least three different stations using a common call sign in
> an effort to meet the DX community's need to work the newest DXCC
> Entity.  Festival organizers have set the ambitious goal of 200,000
> contacts for the event, which will use all HF bands.
> 
> Montenegro declared its independence on June 3 following a national
> referendum May 21.
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