[WVDXA] Kosova and Adding New Countries to DXCC

[Dave Heil]

Pete,

Bosnia and Kosovo aren't the same entity.  Bosnia has counted for DXCC 
credit for some time.  E7 is the new prefix for Bosnia.  None has yet 
been assigned for Kosovo.

73,

Dave K8MN

Pstark wrote:
> Kosovo (Kosova?) has been assigned prefix block E7A-E7Z as per this
> announcement.
> 
> New Prefix for Bosnia-Herzegovina Officially Announced
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> Linky:  http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/12/25/100/?nc=1
> 
> Pete K4OM
> What is with the Kosova thing?
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wvdxa-bounces at wvdxa.org [mailto:wvdxa-bounces at wvdxa.org]On Behalf
> Of john
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:51 PM
> To: West Virginia DX Association
> Subject: Re: [WVDXA] Kosova and Adding New Countries to DXCC
> 
> 
> so this is not a counter <new country> as of this time??  john
> 
> w8hc at aol.com wrote:
>> http://www.arrl.org/blog/DXCC%20Dialog
>>
>> Kosova and Adding New Countries to DXCC
>>
>> Feb 19, 2008 16:53 ET
>> Bill Moore, NC1L
>>
>> Naturally there are many questions about the DXCC status of Kosova, and
>> whether
>> or not it will be added to the DXCC list.
>>
>> The DXCC rules, which were modified in 2000 to better handle inclusion
>> to DXCC,
>> are clear on how additions can be made:
>>
>> For inclusion in the DXCC List, conditions as set out below must be met.
>> Listing is not contingent upon whether operation has occurred or will
>> occur,
>> but only upon the qualifications of the Entity.
>>
>> Political Entities, Geographical Entities, Special Areas
>>
>> #1, Political Entities is the category with which we are concerned with
>> respect
>> to Kosova.
>>
>> 1. Political Entities:
>>
>> Political Entities are those areas which are separated by reason of
>> government
>> or political division. They generally contain an indigenous population
>> which is
>> not predominantly composed of military or scientific personnel.
>>
>> An Entity will be added to the DXCC List as a Political Entity if it
>> meets one
>> or more of the following criteria:
>>
>> a) The entity is a UN Member State.
>>
>> b) The entity has been assigned a callsign prefix bloc by the ITU. (The
>> exceptions to this rule are international organizations, such as the UN
>> and
>> ICAO. These Entities are classified under Special Areas, 3.a); and
>> Ineligible
>> Areas, 4.b).) A provisional prefix bloc assignment may be made by the
>> Secretary
>> General of ITU. Should such provisional assignments not be ratified
>> later by
>> the full ITU, the Entity will be removed from the DXCC List.
>>
>> c) The Entity contains a permanent population, is administered by a
>> local
>> government, and is located at least 800 km from its parent. To satisfy
>> the
>> "permanent population" and "administered by a local government"
>> criteria of
>> this sub-section, an Entity must be listed on either (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."
>>
>> New Entities satisfying one or more of the conditions above will be
>> added to
>> the DXCC List by administrative action as of their "Event Date."
>>
>> So, Kosovo will be added to the DXCC list if it becomes a member of the
>> UN, or
>> (2), if it receives a prefix bloc from the ITU. The third condition
>> does not
>> apply. The date upon which either (1) or (2) occurs will be the event
>> date.
>>
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