Re: ARLA/CLUSTER: Alteração nos sufixos dos Territórios Externos Australianos.

[CT1GFK Toze]

Outros a estragarem o que estava bem feito. Afinal não é só nos açores!!
73's
CT1GFK, Toze

2009/10/23 João Gonçalves Costa <joao.a.costa  ctt.pt>

>   VK9C, L, M, N, W & X deleted from DX equation
>
> The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has decided to
> discontinue the use of a *VK9 callsign suffix letter* to denote each of
> the six Australian external territories, each a DX entity.
>
> The long-standing prefixes included VK9C for Cocos (Keeling) Island, VK9L
> Lord Howe Island, VK9M Mellish Reef, VK9N Norfolk Island, VK9W Willis Island
> and VK9X Christmas Island.
>
> The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), under its role of providing ham
> radio licence examinations and issuing amateur certificates of proficiency,
> also recommends each and every amateur radio callsign issued by the ACMA.
>
> On taking on new roles earlier this year it began to query the practices in
> relation to VK9 callsigns, then consulted the amateur radio community and
> came to the view that it could not support having a suffix letter as a
> geographic identifier in VK9 callsigns.
>
> The ACMA itself has not stuck with the VK9 callsign tradition over the
> years when issuing licences and some DXers requested a callsign contrary to
> the historic or DXCC list suffix block.
>
> VK9Y has also been used for Cocos and VK9Z for Mellish, and often,
> particularly recently, if a VK9 callsign was requested it would be issued.
>
> The ACMA having not rigidly applied its own VK9 callsign policy, and
> wanting to eliminate where-ever possible administrative tasks related to the
> amateur radio service, decided that the historic VK9 callsigns are a thing
> of the past.
>
> From 1 November, callsigns for the VK9 DX entities will fall in line with
> the practice for issuing callsigns for all other VK call areas, with the
> suffix only to denoting the class of licence issued – Advanced, Standard or
> Foundation.
>
> Licences with a VK9 callsign issued to visiting overseas radio amateurs
> will only be for a short-term if requested or for a maximum 12 months
> period, and not be automatically renewed.
>
> A VK ham or visiting radio amateur does not necessarily require a VK9
> callsign, although most do for DXing, contesting or QSLing purposes.
>
> Under the provisions of the Amateur Licence Conditions Determination,
> portable operation is permitted with a radio amateur using their home
> callsign /VK9 and stating their location.
>
> *Jim Linton VK3PC*
>
>
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