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endat are May 30th, Ihe 35th General
Assembly; August 20·22, 1993 Amaleur
Radio Fes tival; and October 3 1,
AII.Japan AROF ChampiOnship.
The JARL received a Fax lrom the
Chinese Radio Sporls Assoc ia lio n
(CRSA) saying: -opening 01 indiYicIuaJ
amateur radio stations has been permilled
and !he !irst such statiOnS are to
operate from 10 o'clock, the moming 01
December 22, 1992. The prefixes 01
their callslgns are BA, BO, and BG."
The statiOnS will be set up and operated
by none other !han ineividual amateur
radiO CieYOIeeS anti used solely lor
sell·training, mutual communiCation,
ancr technologica:! studies. Those desiring
to set up a station musl obtain permission
from a nearby Radio Station
Control Committee. Additionally, they
n-..st otltain a radio station license before
actually pulling ee station to use.
Mongoli. Le tter from T. Naran­
Daalar JTfeV: Greetings 10 you lrom
Mongolia from the president of "Descendants
of Chlnggis K han~ International
RadiO CkJb. The club was set up
in NoYerrber 1992 10 Immortalize the
memory of Chinggis Khan (king) anti
his successors duling the Mongolian
~re. Anyone can joirl our cltb. The
club callsign Is JT1V. We are pleased
10 sponsor several awards: Chlnggis's
Chronicle; Ugedei's Chronicle; Hub/lars
ChroniCle. For lurther inlonnaliOn, either
lot membership 04' the awards.
plen e contact us; DescendanlS of
Chinggis Khan Inlernational Radio
Club, P.O. Box 106, Ulaanbaatar 51,
Mongolia, Central Asia; Telephone: 32­
84-02, 56-0·32; TlX: 79264 BUFAM
MH; Fax; 976-1-310060.
Uozemb ique Downloaded from
packet from ZS5S • K2PPH: As of
March 7 , 1ssa. new calsigns came into
use in Mozambique and now conform
to the ITU standard. John, ex­
C9 RJJ, now -C9 1J, reports the new
callsigns rece ntly assigned: C91-G96
wi. be the roormal calls with C97, 98,
anti 90 for possible special events. It
was proposed that egg be used as a
80ft 01 Novice cal (VHF privileges 0nly).
It is still nol clear, but provision will
be made for visitor operators and they
probably w~ 1 be authorized to Sign 191 .
John also reportS that the Depar1lT'enl
of Telecorrrn.rications in Mozarrbique
is sy~lhet ic lowatds amateur radiO
ancf is vet'( cooperative. RadiO classes
have started recently and there are
seven enthusiastic participants. 73 de
Joe ZS5S, Sysop Apll nk S. Africa.
(HURRAHll-AmieJ
Ru ssi _ Downloaded from packet,
NT2X and WB2(»oIY: Russia is COiI$idering
new IJlldelines lor viSiting 10reign
amateurs. Uoder lXlfIslderalioo are: 1)
FN7 callsign series 10 be assigned to
foreigners; 2) Exams to be passed; 3)
New paperwork, application with request
h om a Russian sponsor; 4)
some sort 01 lee will be inst ituted, in
hard currency. lor the lioense. AlIlIlis is
In the process of development and
nolhing is firm at this lime. J'I try 10 lintl
out more anti pass It on. 73, Ed NT2X.
RuslIlalUkrainelLithuanislBulgaria
DownJoaded from packet The popula....
tv of communications with the ex-reputlics
of 1he Iormer USSR has~ ­
ed this list 01 paellel bulletin boards:
UZ3AXO.,MGU.RUS.EU, Moscow
Slate Unlv.; RS3A .,MSK .R US.EU ,
Kremlin, Moscow; RK3KP., MSK.RUS.
EU, MOSCOW; UA61U.RUS.EU, Rostow;
UA6la.RUS.EU,Rostow;UZ9CWN.RU
S.EU, Ekaterin oburg (Sverdlovsk);
UZ90WO.RUS.EU, Novosibirsk Tectl,
Univ.; UT4UX.UKR.EU, Kiev; UBSlMJ.
UKR.EU, Kharkow; U5WF.UKR.EU;
LY2WR.LIT.EU, Vilnius; LZ2XA.BUL.
EU, Sophia. Many thanks to KA2JXI
anti UA3CR. II you know 01 other B8Ss
in the /ormeI USSR, please pass them
on to Dick N1MDZ . K1AQG.ME.USA.
NA.
Switzel1_ nd From tile Intema/iorlal
Te!ecommuniCalion UniOn (lTV) Press
Release: Three new members have
Joined the fTU since the beginning 01
the year: Georgia, 7 Jaooary; Slovakia,
23 FeOruary; Kuakhstan, 23 February.
As 01 23 February. there are 176 memo
bees 01 the fTU.
BRAZIL
Cartos Vianna Cafneiro PYICC
Akmo Perla, 491701
2027W24Q R;ode Janei'o
"""
Weln We are ~ troubles delivering
OX osts to the IARU Bureaus
and we hope you'll accept our reasons,
giving us credit for trying, lor we are aU
rowing in the same boat
Since 1934, when tABRE, the
Brazilian Rado Amateur League, was
tcrmec. we have had a separate
branch in each of our 28 states, with
the lABRE managing the a SL Bureau.
But, linle by Ilnle. me expenses have
been making it~10 be managed
by LABRE alone. LABRE' s
statu1es ~ ultOOldified in J\.Ile 1992 to
pass the responsibility lor delivery 01
osts 10 each 01 the branch organiUtions,
a sudden nighlmare lor almost all
of men . Because 01 the increased expense
, each branch was certainly not
ready 10 face Ihis pn:bI&m.
We are having no problem receM'lg:
OX or Brazilian csts. it is the return
tnat we are hav in g problems with.
We're worldng hard 10 find our way out,
and I'm sure we will , bu t please be
patient.
ISRAEL
Ron Gang4XIMK
KbOOtz lJrim
D. Negev B5530
Israel
seventy Centimetres Under the
Gun On Janu ary tztn. 4 X6ZH, l he
fARC repealer coordinator, lJropped a
bombshell on the weekly tARC net.
Isaac staled thai far-reaching changes
" The R8 is like a breath of fresh air, with its
grouadup engineering and up-iodate digital
control from the front panel. I am very pleased
10 seea quality HF receiver of American
manufacture that should successfully
compele on the world market, "
Bill Darke
73 Amateur Radio Today
When we introduced the American-made AS Worldband
Communications Receiver, we knew it would be judged by some very
discerning ears, experts accustomed to the finest in short-wave listening
equipment from around the world. After listening to the world on the
Drake AS loud and clear. they have
delivered adecisive verdict,
They appreciated the AS's
sensitivity, clarity, simplicity, and allaroundversatility
so much that many
of them declared the AS simply the
best of its class. H~h praise, indeed,
from very well-traveled ears.
But why take the word 01mere
experts? Put the Drake RS to the test yourself with a 15-day moneyback
trial period on factory direct purchases, and let your ears be the
judge. If you're not impressed by Drake's quality, performance and ease
01operation, all in a receiver costing less than $1,000.00, return the RS
Receiver within 15 days, and we'll
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original shipping charge, To order
your AS factory direct, for more
information, or for the dearer nearest
yoo, call 1-800-7234639 today.
We're confident that once you've
listened to the RS, your ears will
hear of nothing else.
R.L. Dra~e Company
P.O. Box 3006
Miamisburg. OH 45343
U.SA Intouch with theworld. CRCl.E 141 ON READER seRVICE CARO
73 Amateur Radio Today . June, 1993 75