[RTTY] E4X Palestine Country Status

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > Yes, I know E4 is an ARRL approved DXCC country for contacts
 > made after 1-Feb-1999; however, I would appreciate clarification
 > on why Palestine is consider a separate county?

Palestine is recognized as independently governed by the UN and
has been assigned a call sign prefix block by the ITU.  Both
actions represent criteria for acceptance as a separate entity
for DXCC purposes.  See the DXCC Rules on Political Entities at:

   http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/DXCC%20Rules.pdf

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV

On 6/6/2010 8:49 AM, Dick Kriss wrote:
> I appreciate the FB effort of the E4X team and the excellent
> Log Online<http://www.dxfriends.com/e4x/log.php>  that I
> think was designed and maintained by Roberto, EA2RY.
>
> I mentioned working Palestine as new RTTY country and my
> wife, who could care less about DXCC counties, could not
> understand why Palestine is considered different country than
> Israel?  She visited Bethlehem a few months ago and she
> thought it was part of Israel. She never heard Palestine
> mentioned as a different country.
>
> Yes, I know E4 is an ARRL approved DXCC country for contacts
> made after 1-Feb-1999; however, I would appreciate clarification
> on why Palestine is consider a separate county?
>
> TNX again to the E4X team for very nice operation.
>
> 73 Dick AA5VU
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