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Old February 3rd 07, 03:20 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy
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Default Did this Amateur Violate US Neutrality Act?

And is it legal for a licensed amateur to violate rules of a sovereign
country (no matter how well-intentioned?

From W5YI amateur news:
RADIO AMATEUR INSTALLS RADIO TRANSMITTER FOR BURMA REBELS - The San Luis
Obispo (Calif.) Tribune carried an interesting story on January 26 about
David Martin, WA6TYJ of Paso Robles, CA. Martin, 60, also holds an amateur
radio license (unofficial prefix 1Z9) issued by the Karen National Union
(KNU.) That's the rebel government in a disputed region in Myanmar, the
Asian country we used to call Burma. (The U.S. does not recognize the
renaming of Burma to Myanmar.) "What he does is install and improve radio
stations for Christian organizations." More than one-third of the KNU are
Christians.

"He entered Myanmar last February without permission from its official
government from neighboring Thailand by crossing a river in a wooden boat
powered by an outboard motor. The part of Myanmar he entered is a disputed
territory known as Karen State. ... It's the longtime home of an ethnic
population of about 3 million known as the Karen people. ...Mr. Martin and
his partner installed an FM radio transmitter and delivered 1,000 little
solar-powered radio receivers that are tuned exclusively to that
transmitter's frequency."

"They also set up an e-mail system that connects to the Internet via
shortwave radio. It operates on solar and battery power. Mr. Martin said it
can be a source of news and photos from Myanmar, where most other reports
are censored by the military government."

The Internet and free international email are generally not accessible in
Burma. The Karen National Liberation Army has waged the longest fight for
independence in the world ...60 years (since 1947).


 
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