Svetom obletela správa, že the Kosovo parliament unilaterally declared independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008. It refuses to acknowledge this statement. V súvislosti s tým prišlo okamžité vyhlásenie RATEL-u, Srbského telekomunikačného úradu. Oblasť Kosova má pridelený prefix YU8 a prevádzka je možná len na základe povolenia vydaného RATEL-om. CEPT nie je uznávaný.
RATEL has issued approximately one hundred radio amateur licenses that are valid. However, several other radio amateurs are active from the area, working on the basis of UNMIK licenses (G3TXF, N7NG, OH2BH, OH2PM, ON8NC and W3U, while preparing to operate under the brand YU8/OH2R. SRS (Savez radioamatera Srbije) stated that the team has no hope of the first operation from Kosovo without a valid license.