[Dx-qsl] 7O1A Yemen in 1996

Mon Apr 11 14:39:11 EDT 2011

You mean like these people?
http://dokufunk.org/upload/xy0rr.pdf?PHPSESSID=4bd92b9f419c55b78ae9d7599a234ee5
Check out the operators who knew they were not in Burma, but went on to 
operate many Dxpeditions that counted...right Harry?
73
Ron
On 4/11/2011 11:22 AM, HK3CW wrote:
> I agree but go tell that to the contest cheaters, its a hobby and there's
> more cheaters that DXCC entities!
> There are cheaters everywhere! Like if I contact a rare island I would like
> for that station to be actually ON the island instead of on the boat NEXT to
> the island. Or if I contact a station, I'd really like for that station to
> be legal not some bogus callsign pirated by somebody...
>> 73 de HK3CW Rob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW"<joeyw5tfw at gmail.com>
> To:<dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 1:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] 7O1A Yemen in 1996
>>>> IMHO,
>>>> this is a HOBBY, why does it have to be such a LEGAL nightmare !
>>>>>>>> Joey
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ron Notarius W3WN"<wn3vaw at verizon.net>
>> To:<nt5c at texas.net>
>> Cc:<dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 1:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] 7O1A Yemen in 1996
>>>>>>> John,
>>>>>> IIRC, the central ministry denied that the license issued by the branch
>>> office was proper or legal. So that's one big difference.
>>>>>> I have had many long conversations with a former US Air Force officer too
>>> and from Dayton over the years, and one of our favorite topics was
>>> hashing
>>> out the 7O1 situatiions. He told me that when he was active duty and
>>> working in that part of the world, it was not uncommon for things to be
>>> done on a handshake... and if something became public knowledge that
>>> could
>>> be embarressing, or worse, could cost someone to have their head
>>> separated
>>> from the rest of their body, it was thus very easy for any public
>>> official
>>> to deny everything.
>>>>>> In other words, and I'm speculating here, if someone involved with
>>> national security took afront to the 7O1A operation, it is easier for the
>>> people in San'aa to deny all (and shift the blame) rather than stick
>>> their
>>> necks out (almost literally) over the license issued in Aden. And IF
>>> that
>>> is the case -- remember, I'm speculating here, I am not saying that this
>>> is fact -- who do you believe, when it comes to determing if the
>>> operators
>>> had a valid license to operate?
>>>>>> And IIRC there have been other situations over the years where a
>>> government has retroactively cancelled or otherwise invalidated existing
>>> licenses (the 9U situation a few years back comes to mind), so this is
>>> not
>>> unprecedented. I'm not saying it's right or it's fair, but it happens.
>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>>>> Apr 11, 2011 01:26:17 PM, nt5c at texas.net wrote:
>>>>>> On Apr 11, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Ron W3WN wrote:
>>>>>>> I have been told by a reliable source that, in essence, the hold up
>>>> on 7O1YGF was the lack of documentation -- ANY documentation -- that
>>>> showed that they were in the country legally, and/or that they had
>>>> permission to import the equipment they operated with, either of
>>>> which would imply that they had permission to operate.
>>> That's why I found the rejection of 7O1A odd. I've not heard anyone
>>> question that Franz and Zorro were legally in Yemen (Aden), or that
>>> they had permission to operate from the Ministry of Communication
>>> office there (perhaps it wasn't written?). It's really not our
>>> problem if, after the fact, the Sana'a central Ministry office
>>> resented what their Aden branch had done.
>>>>>> Ah well - thanks for confirming that I'm not missing one guys!
>>>>>> John, NT5C.
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