ARLA/CLUSTER: Kosovo added to CQ DX Awards Country List

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Kosovo added to CQ DX Awards Country List
Richard Moseson, W2VU, Editor for CQ Amateur Radio, sent out the
following press release on March 21st (2008):

"Kosovo Added to CQ DX Awards Country List Effective 2/17/08 -- Kosovo
is being added to the list of countries and territories recognized for
CQ DX awards, effective immediately, CQ DX Awards Manager Billy
Williams, N4UF, announced today.

Verifications for contacts made on or after February 17, 2008 are
acceptable for CQ DX Award credit. CQ DX Honor Roll members with 335
or more credits should update by May 31st for highest placement in
Honor Roll listings.

The new 339 entity maximum will appear on CQ DX Honor Rolls to be
prepared in early June. CQ DX Honor Roll listings prepared in early
April will be based on a 338 maximum count.

All Kosovo contacts will count for field KN on applications for the CQ
DX Field Award. Kosovo's status has been the subject of some
controversy in the amateur radio community as well as the world
community, as the ARRL declared that special operations from there on
February 17 will count as Serbia, not Kosovo, in terms of DXCC credit.
The United States and many European countries immediately recognized
Kosovo's independence. However, Russia and China are opposed to it and
Russia has threatened to veto any U.N.
action to recognize Kosovo as an independent nation.

'We are aware that the ARRL has not yet added Kosovo to the DXCC
list,' explained CQ magazine Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU. 'The League
says it is waiting for Kosovo to become a member state of the United
Nations or be issued a callsign block by the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU), a U.N. agency. However, because of
geopolitical issues far beyond the realm of amateur radio, it is
unlikely that the United Nations or the ITU will act on Kosovo in the
near future, even though the United States and many other countries
have granted it recognition.'

'Because it is CQ's policy to grant credit for contacts with 'new'
entities as of the date that their status changes,' Moseson continued,
'we have decided not to wait for U.N. action, but to follow the lead
of the United States and other countries that have recognized Kosovo's
independence, and to grant credit for contacts made with stations in
Kosovo as of its independence day, February 17, 2008.'

(NOTE: This action does not affect the country list for the CQ WW DX
Contest. CQWW rules state that its country list is composed of those
entities on the DXCC list and the WAE (Worked All Europe) award list.
If the WAE Committee decides to add Kosovo to its list, it will
automatically be added to the CQWW list.)"

Fonte: OPDX

http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/


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