Ham Radio Suspended in Iraq

The government of Iraq has shut down amateur radio operations in the country until the security situation there improves. Diya Sayah, YI1DZ, President of the Iraq Amateur Radio Society, reported in an e-mail that “all activities of amateur radio in Iraq will be suspended for unknown date or time,” and that the shutdown applies both to Iraqi citizens and to foreign hams who have been operating with YI9 callsigns. Sayah told the ARRL he had requested a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to try to clear up any “possible misunderstanding on the part of government officials as to the nature and purpose of Amateur Radio.”

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