[Dx-qsl] 7O1A Yemen in 1996

Mon Apr 11 18:43:08 EDT 2011

Romeo's exploits were before my time (DX time that is!). Are there any 
accounts floating around of where he and his cohorts really were when 
the supposed operations took place?
73 de Terry KK6T
On 4/11/2011 11:39 AM, Ron Lago wrote:
> 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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