The major difference is that there was no change in government for the
Cook Islands. Tokelau will become a new country (not the DXCC term),
seperate from New Zealand, with a new government. Any prefix change
would only go along with the change in administration though I suppose
the ITU could reallocate ZK3 to the new country of Tokelau just like
VR-VS was reallocated from Great Britain to China when Hong Kong was
returned.
I suspect DXCC may handle wind up handling it like East Timor (4W) where
it went from UNSAET to Timor - Leste and, despite a challenge, was
upheld to be the same entity.
73, Robert N2JTX
Osten B Magnusson wrote:
As I see it, there will only be another prefix - nothing will change
regarding DXCC. The same as with the
Cook Islands.
73/DX de Osten SM5DQC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert G. Schaffrath"
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To: <DX-NEWS@njdxa.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:11 PM
Subject: [DX-NEWS] Tokelau
I saw this article on Tokelau posted over on rec.collecting.coins.
Granted it is already a seperate DXCC entity but I wonder if this
will wind up causing a delete/add situation if it is no longer part
of New Zealand. I also wonder what will happen to the ZK3 prefix
(maybe E6 will be allocated?). The Cooks, formerly ZK1, have already
become E5A-E5Z. The article is available at:
http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=10465
Briefly:
Tokelau, earth's last paradise, to become newest nation (FEATURE)
Wellington: Tokelau, a group of microdot coral islets in the middle
of the South Pacific that calls itself the last paradise on earth, is
poised to cast off historic, colonial shackles and become the world's
newest country.
Set halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii, with no airport, a
28-hour boat trip away from its nearest neighbour and most of its
people living overseas, it is the ultimate away-from-it-all mini-state.
73,
Robert, N2JTX
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