Representatives of two national
amateur radio associations in Europe teamed up with Tunisia's amateur radio
society to make a presentation about amateur radio to the North African
country's Minister for Technology, Information and Communica
According to
"Newsline," Mustapha Landoulsi, DL1BDF, representing Germany's
Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) and Stefan Dombrowski, ON6TI, from
Belgium's UBA national association, met with the minister on World Amateur
Radio Day, April 18, along with members of the Tunisian association. They
described amateur radio's role in emergency and disaster communications as well
as science and engineering education through the amateur satellite program.
Reports indicated that the minister was quite impressed with amateur radio's
potential and promised to start the wheels turning to permit the licensing of
individual Tunisians. Current laws limit the issuance of amateur licenses to
cultural and educational organizations.
