[SEDXC] North Korea QRT?

[Paul]

The text that appears below is the exact text as printed on the AMSAT web
site which is the P5/4L4FN home page. KK5DO, Ed's QSL manager, is the actual
author of this note. Looks bad if you don't have P5 in the log by now.

Paul, W6XA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ernie" <ks4q@zingleman.com>
To: <sedxc@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 8:46 AM
Subject: [SEDXC] North Korea QRT?


This was sent to me by a non-DXer ham friend.
I guess we will know if it is true if we don't see Ed
spotted anywhere before December 10th.

Ernie KS4Q



LOOKS LIKE RELATIONS WITH THE
NORTH KOREANS ARE DETERIORATING ...
=======================================================
2002 November 23
Press Release for Immediate Distribution

P5/4L4FN QRT

I just received word from Ed, P5/4L4FN that the unfortunate and worst
possible thing has just happened.

Friday evening, 2002 November 22, Ed was called into a meeting with the
"Radio Regulation Board" without any explanation, he was politely asked
to quit all transmissions and pack all his radio equipment. Saturday, he
spent all day on the roof disassemblying his antennas and packing boxes.
At 2:30pm on of the government officials came by, sealed all the boxes
and when he leaves on December 10 for his two weeks R&R he is to take
everything with him out of the country.

This really hits the ham communtity hard. I for one was looking forward
to a satellite contact on AO-40. I know that many of you were still
awaiting your first QSO.

Ed will keep all the equipment for his next duty station. Any money
received from now on will be donated to help ZL1AMO's emergency air
ambulance trip from Figi back home.

SAD NEWS INDEED!

73, Charlie, W0YG

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