After one year trying to get a license to operate from Rwanda, EA5RM Toni (Team Leader) have traveled to Kigali to get the 9XØR licence, past January 5th 2008. Now, with the license in our hands, we can announce our next DXpedition after SØ1R Western Sahara 2006, that will take place in March 2008.The 9XØR Multinational Team will be composed by 10 qualified operators already active from some different countries:
FT - Gildas, TU5KG has left for another fishing campaign in the Southern
Indian Ocean. His new callsigns are FT5XR (Kerguelen) and FT5WN
(Crozet). He will be sailing in the Kerguelen and Crozet areas, but
it is not clear if he will be able to land and operate from the
islands or if his activities will be limited to /MM operations. QSL
via F4EFI, direct or bureau.
Indian Ocean. His new callsigns are FT5XR (Kerguelen) and FT5WN
(Crozet). He will be sailing in the Kerguelen and Crozet areas, but
it is not clear if he will be able to land and operate from the
islands or if his activities will be limited to /MM operations. QSL
via F4EFI, direct or bureau.
The following operations are approved for DXCC credit:
TT8PK - Chad
2007 and current 2008 Operations
YK9SV - Syria
2007 Operation
6E4LM, XF4YK and XF4YW - Revillagigedo
2007 Operations
FJ/OH2AM - Saint Barthelemy
2007 Operation
TN6X - Republic of The Congo
2007 Operation
TN9Z - Republic of The Congo
2007 Operation
TT8PK - Chad
2007 and current 2008 Operations
YK9SV - Syria
2007 Operation
6E4LM, XF4YK and XF4YW - Revillagigedo
2007 Operations
FJ/OH2AM - Saint Barthelemy
2007 Operation
TN6X - Republic of The Congo
2007 Operation
TN9Z - Republic of The Congo
2007 Operation
Kigali , January 11th ,2008
Finally , after a very long way and hard work , just today I picked
up 9X0R license from RURA offices in Kigali , capital city of the
Republic of Rwanda.
RURA is trying to establish amateur radio rules in Rwanda with the
help of Peter, 9X5SP. Right now there is not an easy way to get an amateur
radio license here but in a few months things should be
different and ham radio activities will start to be more usual from this
country.
I'm grateful to RURA General Director and Peter, 9X5SP, for their help
and cooperation , and at the same time, my team and I are happy and proud
for our little contribution to the future of amateur radio in Rwanda.
Full details about our Dxpedition will be available at www.9x0r.com
Regards from Kigali.
Antonio Gonzalez EA5RM
Finally , after a very long way and hard work , just today I picked
up 9X0R license from RURA offices in Kigali , capital city of the
Republic of Rwanda.
RURA is trying to establish amateur radio rules in Rwanda with the
help of Peter, 9X5SP. Right now there is not an easy way to get an amateur
radio license here but in a few months things should be
different and ham radio activities will start to be more usual from this
country.
I'm grateful to RURA General Director and Peter, 9X5SP, for their help
and cooperation , and at the same time, my team and I are happy and proud
for our little contribution to the future of amateur radio in Rwanda.
Full details about our Dxpedition will be available at www.9x0r.com
Regards from Kigali.
Antonio Gonzalez EA5RM
ARLD003 Information on FJ/OH2AM
This operation by OH2BH and OH0XX was conducted under CEPT
Recommendation T/R 61-01. This Recommendation makes it possible for
radio amateurs from CEPT countries (and certain non-CEPT countries)
to operate in other CEPT countries without obtaining an individual
temporary license from the visited CEPT country.
Complaints were received from several individuals. The main thrust
of the complaints is that the operators used a club call for which
Laine is station trustee, rather than their individual callsigns.
The intention of the operators in using a single callsign was to
limit the number of duplicate contacts. Many DXpeditions use club or
special-issue callsigns for this reason. The Recommendation makes no
mention of club callsigns but says that the visiting license holder
"must use his national call sign preceded by the call sign prefix of
the visited country." Other operations using club callsigns from
French territory, including in the Caribbean, have taken place under
provisions of the Recommendation and have been credited for DXCC.
Since the question was raised, checking with various CEPT
administrations and with the European Radiocommunication Office
(ERO) has revealed different views regarding the use of club
callsigns under the Recommendation. The ERO observes that the use of
a club callsign could prevent an administration from determining
whether a particular operator is qualified and concludes, "Club
members, including the holder of the club call sign, should use
their national personal call signs when abroad."
In the case of FJ/OH2AM, the two operators clearly were qualified to
operate in St Barthelemy under the Recommendation. They utilized a
call authorized to them by their national authority. The purpose of
a radio station callsign is to identify the administration and the
licensee responsible for the operation of the station. The use of
FJ/OH2AM rather than FJ/OH2BH and FJ/OH0XX did not thwart this
purpose.
This operation by OH2BH and OH0XX was conducted under CEPT
Recommendation T/R 61-01. This Recommendation makes it possible for
radio amateurs from CEPT countries (and certain non-CEPT countries)
to operate in other CEPT countries without obtaining an individual
temporary license from the visited CEPT country.
Complaints were received from several individuals. The main thrust
of the complaints is that the operators used a club call for which
Laine is station trustee, rather than their individual callsigns.
The intention of the operators in using a single callsign was to
limit the number of duplicate contacts. Many DXpeditions use club or
special-issue callsigns for this reason. The Recommendation makes no
mention of club callsigns but says that the visiting license holder
"must use his national call sign preceded by the call sign prefix of
the visited country." Other operations using club callsigns from
French territory, including in the Caribbean, have taken place under
provisions of the Recommendation and have been credited for DXCC.
Since the question was raised, checking with various CEPT
administrations and with the European Radiocommunication Office
(ERO) has revealed different views regarding the use of club
callsigns under the Recommendation. The ERO observes that the use of
a club callsign could prevent an administration from determining
whether a particular operator is qualified and concludes, "Club
members, including the holder of the club call sign, should use
their national personal call signs when abroad."
In the case of FJ/OH2AM, the two operators clearly were qualified to
operate in St Barthelemy under the Recommendation. They utilized a
call authorized to them by their national authority. The purpose of
a radio station callsign is to identify the administration and the
licensee responsible for the operation of the station. The use of
FJ/OH2AM rather than FJ/OH2BH and FJ/OH0XX did not thwart this
purpose.