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SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.719 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 719 ... 7O, YEMEN. Early last week, Vladimir, UA4WHX, informed OPDX that he is currently in Sana'a, Yemen. He stated that he has "met a number of people responsible for issuing licenses and the Spectrum Management of the Yemen Telecom, as well as two deputy ministers of the Ministry of Telcommunications and Information Technology. Vladimir also states the following: 1. Not a single amateur radio license has ever been issued in Yemen in the past 20 years. He mentions, "For those interested in the authenticy of the fact I can probably provide a written statement of the ministry confirming the fact."2. Amamteur radio has never been legalized in Yemen. "PERIOD" No legal base, no exceptions so far, but the ministry is sincerely interested in promoting the hobby. They know about it and do plan to pass laws for it as soon as possible. 3. When King Hussein of Jordan was in Yemen, he requested a license which he did not get.... 4. The ministry has tried to authorize amateur radio activity in Yemen a few times, but the attempts have always got stuck at the Ministry of Interior offices being higher or lower.
If that turns out to be true, then a number of the activities which in the past few years have been accepted for DXCC need to be looked at again!
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