Area and History

Continent: Africa - Grid: 5N 20O, KH66 - Zones: WAZ 34, ITU 47,48 - Allocation: (ST0), ZA8-ZAZ

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan is a country in North Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. While the population of Sudan predominately descends from both indigenous African groups and Arabs, today most tribes in the country have been Arabized and Arabic and Arab culture predominates. Over 97 percent of the population of Sudan adheres to Islam. The world's longest river, the Nile, divides the country between east and west sides. The people of Sudan have a long history extending from antiquity which is intertwined with the history of Egypt, with which it was united politically over several periods. After gaining independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956, Sudan suffered seventeen years of civil war during the First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972) followed by the Second Sudanese Civil War in 1983. The civil war ended with the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement which granted autonomy to what was then the southern region of the country. Following a referendum held in January 2011, Southern Sudan seceded on 9 July 2011.
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South Sudan, officially known as The Republic of South Sudan, is a country in East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Juba, located in the southern state of Central Equatoria. The landlocked country is bordered by Ethiopia to the east; Kenya to the southeast; Uganda to the south; the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest; the Central African Republic to the west; and the Sudan to the north.
What is now South Sudan was part of the British and Egyptian condominium of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and became part of the Republic of the Sudan when independence was achieved in 1956. Following the First Sudanese Civil War, the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was formed in 1972 and lasted until 1983. The second Sudanese civil war ended with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005. Later that year, southern autonomy was restored when an Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan was formed. South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011 at midnight (00:00) local time following a referendum held in January 2011 in which nearly 99% of voters opted for independence from the rest of Sudan. (Wikipedia) - More about South Sudan: ext. Link

Amateur radio in Sudan

In the Anglo-Egyptian condominium (1899–1956) , in reality Sudan was effectively administered as a British possession. Consequently amateur radio was almost entirely restricted to British operators in the communication scene: members of the Royal Signal Corps in the MEF (Middle East Forces) and civil aviation officers.
QSL: K.S.J. Rancombe, RAF Khartoum, 10.04.1939

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Further on file (Selection of other expeditions) and Expedition reports

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Republic of South Sudan, 09.07.2011->

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DX Bulletin 28 ARLD028 / From ARRL Headquarters / Newington CT July 14, 2011
To all radio amateurs / SB DX ARL ARLD028
ARLD028 The Republic of South Sudan Is Now a DXCC Entity
At 10:18 AM (EDT) on Thursday, July 14, the UN General Assembly met to vote on whether or not to admit the Republic of South Sudan as its 193rd member state. The Republic of South Sudan was unanimously admitted and is now a member of the United Nations; a two-thirds majority is needed to become a member of the UN. - Immediately following the General Assembly meeting, the flag of the Republic of South Sudan flew for the first time in front of the UN, ceremoniously marking its membership in the UN. - Now that the Republic of South Sudan is a member of the United Nations, the new country is now a DXCC entity by way of Section II, 1(a) of the DXCC rules. The DXCC Desk will begin immediately accepting QSOs for this new entity, with a start date of July 14, 2011.

CQ Communications, Inc / NEWS RELEASE
South Sudan Added to CQ DX Countries List
(Hicksville, NY July 14, 2011) - The Republic of South Sudan is the newest addition to the CQ DX Award Countries List, It is #342 (Editor’s note: CQ counts Kosovo). Verifications confirming contacts after July 14, 2011 are acceptable for credit. No award credit is available for southern Sudan contacts made during the 1980s and 90s. In addition, South Sudan will count as a country (entity) multiplier for the CQ DX Marathon, the CQ World Wide DX Contest and any other CQ contests that use country multipliers.

First operation: ST0R - 22.07.-10.08.2011 - Team: EA5RM (Co-Leader), .NP6SE (Co-Leader), YT1AD, K1LZ, N6OX, JH4RHF, RA9USU, K3VN, AH6HY, EA7AJR, EA7KW, IN3ZNR, UA9KGH, UT7CR, DH8WR. - Pilots: AA6G (USA West Coast), N5FG (US-East Coast), JA1ELY (Japan), MM0NDX (Europe) - Website: ext. Link
05 August: ST0R approved for DXCC Final statistics: 121.286 QSO in STØR Database. - 27.994 Unique Call signs. 176 DXCC. 40 CQ Zones. First QSO at 22/07/2011 @ 15:36 | Last QSO at 10/08/2011 @ 07:01- CW: 55.458 - SSB: 47.696 - RTTY: 18.132 (New world Record)

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