OFFICIAL FBI BLANDX ALERT!
When the last print version of BLANDX was published in 1994, we all hoped that this incredibly inane chapter in DX history was over. Neverthe less, in 1995 the U.S. Congress authorized the FBI to organize an Official BLANDX Threat Task Force (OBTTF) to give the world an early warning should the threat of a new BLANDX appear. To track this threat, the OBTTF set up the color coded BLANDX alert system.

For most of the next ten years, the alert level ranged between Level 2 (DARK SALMON) to as high as Level 5 (GOLDENROD) in April, 1999. When rumors of a new on-line version began surfacing in August, 2006, the alert level was raised to Level 7 (DARK ORCHID). Through the illegal use of wiretaps and e-mail monitoring, federal authorities have confirmed that the appearance of a new online version of BLANDX is imminent. The Official BLANDX Alert is now at Level 9 (MAGENTA).

DO NOT PANIC!

The DX public is urged to remain calm, to buy lots of duct tape*, and to report any suspicious looking DXers to the proper authorities, so that we may haul the sorry behinds off to Guantanamo.

Please go to www.fbi.gov and download a BLANDX COLOR CODED ALERT CHART in PDF form for posting in your DX shack. Don't wait until it is too late!

The BLANDX Task Force may be contacted at BlandxTaskForce@FBI.GOV

* Putting large quantities of duct tape over your computer monitor is an excellent way to prevent anyone in your household from being exposed to BLANDX.

THE CURRENT BLANDX ALERT
LEVEL IS MAGENTA!


BLANDX ALERT SYSTEM
Level 10 - CHARTREUSE
Level 9 - MAGENTA
Level 8 - SEA GREEN
Level 7 - DARK ORCHID
Level 6 - OLIVE
Level 5 - GOLDENROD
Level 4 - FIRE BRICK
Level 3 - TEAL
Level 2 - DARK SALMON
Level 1 - INDIGO