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[Fred Souto Maior]

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<http://dx-hamspirit.com/2007/04/1b1-north-cyprus/#comment-1>

/*FROM EI3IO,G3SDL */

I’d like to discuss a few additional issues in respect to some of the 
information already provided. Firstly the DXCC list itself is a 
political list; just look at the principal requirements for DXCC status; 
UN recognition, ITU call-sign series or inclusion in (a) the U.S. 
Department of State’s list of “Dependencies and Areas of Special 
Sovereignty” as having a local “Administrative Center,” or (b) the 
United Nations list of “Non-Self-Governing Territories. Now what 
constitutes inclusion on the State Department’s List, as TRNC would seem 
to qualify? - the politics and foreign policy of a powerful, important 
and sovereign nation.

Now lets look at this “illegal” call-sign prefix 1B. The ITU Radio 
Regulations (Article 19 and Appendix 42) do not provide for any 
call-sign which starts with the figure 0 or 1 or where a single letter 
followed by a figure forms the national identifier; in this case the 
second character is never 0 or 1. There is therefore a clear problem for 
1B BUT now lets consider some call-signs which we know and love, which 
are also a problem but no one raises even a whisper of concern about 
them. 1A - a DXCC entity listed as an unofficial call-sign in the DXCC 
list - note in this case the word ‘illegal’ or ‘unauthorised’ call-sign 
is not used. Then there is S0 another disputed territory but not as 
disputed as TRNC; again it is not using a call-sign series conforming to 
the Radio Regulations of the ITU. S0 is also listed as an unofficial 
call-sign in the DXCC list. So are some of us not being just a little 
hypocritical when complaining about the use of 1B by TRNC as an illegal 
call-sign?

In terms of problems of recognition TRNC has similar problems to Kosovo, 
Palestine, Taiwan and Western Sahara. In amateur circles we’ve already 
seen stirrings of discontent with the disputed (by some) independence of 
Kosovo in recent times. However in the case of TRNC, no one can dispute 
that the United Nations Security Council issued two resolutions (541 and 
550) proclaiming that the Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence 
was illegal and requested that no other sovereign state should recognise 
the legality of the declaration and asked for its withdrawal.

So once we get into the world of politics and human relations things get 
blurred. Let us accept there are always international political problems 
in the World, whether its the politicisation of Antartica, who owns the 
Falklands/Malvinas, whether Macedonia should have a new name or whether 
the British Isles should be called the Western European Isles.

I for one wish the 1B licensees well - I understand that they are 
operating under difficult conditions but they are operating in 
accordance with the regulations of the State in which they live. I do 
not think that any person living in any of the disputed territories 
around the World should be denied the fun and enjoyment of operating an 
amateur radio station. I also understand the deep rooted problems 
between the two Cypriot communities but these need to be solved in an 
appropriate way through negotiation, NOT by invoking emotive statements 
in amateur radio news groups and email lists.

Best 73s to all Dave EI3IO, G3SDL

*1B1AB*