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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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