well I can't for the life of me think which "law" you might be breaking.
We can all talk to cuba, china, other communist regimes so that's not an 
issue...if north korea has a law against amateurs receiving or sending 
information in and out of their country, well, that's their law not ours and 
you can't be said to be breaking another countries laws when you reside in 
your own country and are not breaking any of your own laws.
RF travels everywhere and not even the north koreans can effectively keep 
all stray RF out of their boarders...so the answer to your question, is no.
I doubt North Korea is a member of the ITU, so there likely isn't any 
standardization for licensing or operating procedures.
Also, North Korea is terribly bad for sensorship and they're not likely to 
allow any foreigners to operate amateur stations on their soil unless 
specifically approved by the government.
Something that would likely take decades to accomplish, by which time the 
operator would likely have died of old age or boardum.
There is always the risk of being suspected of spying or of passing 
government info on as well, which would mean any amateur operator would be 
risking his or her safety or life by operating there.
Remember, its a dictatorship without laws to protect citizens, nevermind 
foreigners.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Hampton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 9:11 PM
Subject: talking to north korea


> if we talk to north korea, have we broken the law? i need that contry as =
> a dxcontact . everyone wants that one as a dx contact i just want to =
> meet the people and rag chew. i need that country . i don't want to =
> brake the law. i wish north korea would open up to us amatures just in =
> case of earthquakes etc.=20
>
> from walter wb6jtj