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</FONT><STRONG></STRONG></FONT><BR><BR>In response to a request from the
Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina in August,
the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) withdrew the call sign prefix
allocation T9A-T9Z for Bosnia and Herzegovina and made a new allocation,
E7A-E7Z. The change was made initially on a provisional basis under authority of
the ITU Secretary-General and was confirmed by the 2007 World Radiocommunication
Conference to be effective November 17, 2007.<BR><BR>According to International
Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, the Ministry of
Communications and Transport (BiH) held a press conference in Sarajevo on
December 18 to formally announce the change. Minister Dr Boo Ljubi explained
the desirability of changing a prefix that initially was allocated during
wartime and how it was now being replaced with one that has no connection to
that troubled time; similar steps have been taken with regard to passports,
drivers' licenses and automobile registrations, he said. Ljubi also observed
that the costs associated with the change were minimal compared to the benefits.
Amateur Radio station licenses bearing E7 prefixes will be issued beginning in
January 2008, and the use of other prefixes will be phased out.<BR><BR>Sumner
and IARU Region 1 President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, of Norway, were invited to
speak at the press conference. Accompanying them was IARU Region 1 Executive
Committee member Nikola Perin, 9A5W, of Croatia. They expressed congratulations
and support for the change, eliminating an issue that has complicated relations
among the radio amateurs of Bosnia-Herzegovina.<BR><BR>Also invited to speak was
Miroslav Nikše, President of the Union of Radioamateur Associations of Bosnia
and Herzegovina (URAS), a recently formed umbrella organization of amateur radio
associations based in different parts of the country. He thanked those involved
in promoting the change.<BR><BR>In his remarks, Dr Ljubi pledged support from
the Ministry of Communications and Transport to the umbrella organization for
the development of Amateur Radio repeater and digital networks that would cover
the whole of the country, enhancing emergency communications
capabilities.<BR><BR>Fonte:The American Radio Relay
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