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ARRL Bulletin 9  ARLB009
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  January 27, 1995
To all radio amateurs 
 
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ARLB009 Two apply to IARU
 
Two apply to IARU
 
Amateur Radio societies in Turkmenistan and Burkina Faso have
applied for membership in the International Amateur Radio Union.
 
The IARU Region 1 executive committee has found both applications to
be in order and current member societies are now voting, through
June 19, 1995, on proposals for their admission. The ARRL has voted
in favor of both applications.
 
The president of the Turkmenistan Radio Amateur League (LRT) is
Eugene M. Zwontsov, EZ8BO (ex-UH8BO).  LRT says it has 24 members,
23 of whom are licensed to transmit.  The total number of licensed
amateurs in Turkmenistan is 32.
 
The Association des Radioamateurs du Burkina Faso (ARBF) says it has
29 members, including a number of officials of the Office National
des Telecommunications.  ARBF president is Youssouf Kaba, XT2KY.
 
Current IARU membership is 144 national societies.
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