[SEDXC] IRAQ QRT

[Dave - KB4ET]

This FWD from the NF4DX Reflector - FYI  ... Dave KB4ET
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 >Amateur Radio activity shut down in Iraq (Mar 13, 2007) -- Iraq
 >Amateur Radio Society (IARS) President Diya Sayah, YI1DZ, has
 >informed ARRL that all Amateur Radio activity in Iraq has been
 >suspended until the security situation there improves. He says the
 >suspension affects both Iraqi citizens as well as any foreigners --
 >including military personnel and contractors -- who have been on the
 >air from Iraq. The request to halt all ham radio activity and the
 >issuance of licenses in Iraq originated with a letter from the Iraqi
 >Ministry of Defense to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as part
 >of a new security plan, Sayah said. He received subsequent
 >confirmation via the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
 >Research to shut down ham radio activity, although he allows for a
 >possible misunderstanding on the part of government officials as to
 >the nature and purpose of Amateur Radio.