Igor, There is a difference between protesting by not participating, and protesting by participating, but not following the spirit of the game/rules. 73, Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mi
Moscow. think the matter one Barry, IMHO protesting either way IS mixing politics and hobby/sport. Isn't it what we both are trying to avoid? What I was going to say, concentrating on what just one
IMO, calling CQ NO USA, by itself, in no way constitutes unsportsmanlike behavior - but when accompanied by political rants, having nothing whatsover to do with contesting, might come close, dependin
Personally I find EO6F's effort rather pathetic and ineffective in every respect. I don't think there's any need to make an any bigger mountain out of a molehill as has already been made... Bad langu
Guys, with all due respect, this thread has worn itself out. That jerk has caused more disruption on all the reflectors that he's worth. Governments are governments and they do what they wish. Someon
I consider it to be more of the "politically correct" garbage that is playing on the emotions rather than the logical thinking of people. The French gave us the Statue of Liberty. Should we give it b
In the same vein, when I was HL9TM in 1966-67 all the Red World was off limits. That led to some amusing scenes on SEANET when a net control in DU-land would check in both me and some 20-over UA0. So
And you reminded me of a similar sequence of QSOs on the old 3800 KHz Caribbean Emergency Net in 1970-1972 when I was KG4CS at Guantanamo Bay, and the other station was Fernando, CO2FA. Metz, 6Y5EM p
If someone chooses to decline to work certain stations out of political protest, well, that's his loss. But that in and of itself does not strike me as "unsportsmanlike conduct." His loss. It does sa
Most (perhaps all) Moslem (Muslim) and/or Arab countries will not permit QSO's with 4X. When I lived in Israel in the early 1980's I remember my 4X license prohibited QSO's with most (perhaps all) Ar
I agree. Let's redirect our focus to organizing a food fight at the Contest Banquet in Dayton. Have some fun. That'll produce some fond memories and many stories told in the hallways and suites durin
If I recall, XEs are allowed to work Americans in the CQWW. I believe Tree's example is perfectly relevant. He was in Mexico, he wanted to run JAs, so he specified this in his CQ. This is a wide-spre
I'm sure most of us have encountered something we'd call cheating as we contest. What I observed this evening was the most blatant example I've ever experienced. 0059z on 14077.3. I'm CQing, running