The end of a country - The Netherlands Antilles
Date Until:
31/10/2010
With a 99% certainty many things are about to change for the people and all radio amateurs in the Netherlands Antilles.
On October 10, 2010 the Netherlands Antilles will cease to exist as a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the islands will emerge with several new statuses. The two current DXCC entities of PJ2/PJ4 Leeward Islands and PJ5/PJ6/PJ7 Windward Islands are expected to be deleted. St. Maarten (PJ7) will become a new DXCC entity. Curacao(PJ2) will become a new DXCC entity. Bonaire (PJ4) will become a new DXCC entity. Saba (PJ6) along with St. Eustatius (PJ5) will become a single DXCC entity due to their proximity to each other. In short, 2 entities will be disappearing, but 4 will come back!
A large multi-national group are planning on operating from Bonaire from 10th though 24th October to activate this new DXCC entity. They will be operating from six different locations around the island. See their web page for full information.
On October 10, 2010 the Netherlands Antilles will cease to exist as a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the islands will emerge with several new statuses. The two current DXCC entities of PJ2/PJ4 Leeward Islands and PJ5/PJ6/PJ7 Windward Islands are expected to be deleted. St. Maarten (PJ7) will become a new DXCC entity. Curacao(PJ2) will become a new DXCC entity. Bonaire (PJ4) will become a new DXCC entity. Saba (PJ6) along with St. Eustatius (PJ5) will become a single DXCC entity due to their proximity to each other. In short, 2 entities will be disappearing, but 4 will come back!
A large multi-national group are planning on operating from Bonaire from 10th though 24th October to activate this new DXCC entity. They will be operating from six different locations around the island. See their web page for full information.
