Hello DXers from HS land... I have had to abandon my efforts to oftain an XW license this summer. The process is rather difficult, but the personnel in Lao PDR are very friendly and responded to email from me in quite a timely manner. For me, I would have had to travel to Laos, find a receptive hotel or other site for ham radio, get that site's approval in writing, go to the Lao radio regulators' offices to apply for a ham license at that location. However, the usual Laos visa is for only 15 days, and the license application process takes longer than that, at least in my experience. Thus, one must depart Loas (or somehow get a longer term visa), wait for the license approval, and then return for ham operations. However, it is very possible that the site one selects will not be approved, thus recycling the whole process again. This recycling could occur several times. My advice at this time is to work Hiroo, who is now approved in Laos for a limited period. 73, Charly.... now HS0ZCW and VU3CHE _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-news To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/ This is the DXR reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
