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> On Feb 24, 2022, at 9:24 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have to demur. Government-to-government sanctions are one thing, but
> ultimately it will come down to the Russian people turning against Putin, and
> it's hard for me to understand why they shouldn't feel the cost of his
> transgressions in this as in other areas.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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>> On 2/24/2022 10:38 AM, Stan Stockton wrote:
>> 100% agreement with what Tree has said.
>>
>> 73...Stan, K5GO/ZF9CW
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 10:23 AM Tree <tree@kkn.net> wrote:
>>
>> I also need to respond to this sentiment:
>>
>> "it's more important at this moment to get the word out
>> to the Russian public that their leader's ruthless behavior is scorned
>> and despised by the majority of the world's people."
>>
>> Perhaps - but I believe Vladimir Putin really is receiving that
>> message
>> clearly already - and having some ham radio operators complain to
>> him will
>> not really concern him.
>>
>> This is a scary thing for everyone in the world - and the people
>> in Russia
>> are just as scared as we all are. Maybe the best way to get the
>> message
>> out to the Russian public is to engage with them where we can.
>>
>> Tree
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 7:17 AM Tree <tree@kkn.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Guys - I need to step in here.
>> >
>> > This is not what ham radio people do.
>> >
>> > The Russian ham that you are pretending to punish is not the person
>> > responsible for what is happening in Ukraine.
>> >
>> > Think about the situation if you were a USA ham - and some other ham
>> > decided not to work you because they did not like the decisions
>> someone in
>> > Washington had made.
>> >
>> > Throughout my ham career - I have enjoyed the opportunity to
>> meet people
>> > in places that I was taught were bad places and become to
>> understand that
>> > they were people just like me - and were perhaps more helpless
>> to control
>> > their government than I can control mine.
>> >
>> > We all have worked Russians over the years - and I bet almost
>> everyone
>> > here would be in the pileup if a station from North Korea came
>> on the air.
>> >
>> > I will always feel the best hope for humanity is to get to know
>> each other
>> > and understand each other's situation better and have some
>> understanding.
>> > Ham radio is one way to break down the political barriers and
>> get to know
>> > real people.
>> >
>> > I have kind of felt sorry for the stations currently using D1 as a
>> > prefix. They are just pawns in a chess game and through no
>> fault of their
>> > own, ended up in a situation where they couldn't get a license.
>> They came
>> > up with a work around that allowed them to get on the air. If I
>> was in
>> > their situation, I would probably do the same thing.
>> >
>> > If Vladimir Putin were a ham, I could understand you deciding
>> not to work
>> > him - but let's not pretend our friends who we have been working
>> over the
>> > years are responsible.
>> >
>> > I will not tolerate anything less from the members of this list.
>> >
>> > 73 Tree N6TR
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 5:46 AM Pete Smith N4ZR
>> <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Yup. Me too.
>> >>
>> >> 73, Pete N4ZR
>> >> Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network
>> >> web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>.
>> >> For spots, please use your favorite
>> >> "retail" DX cluster.
>> >>
>> >> On 2/24/2022 8:03 AM, MU 4CX250B wrote:
>> >> > Good move, Mark. We all know the current assault on Ukraine
>> is not the
>> >> > fault of our many good Russian ham buddies, and while I know
>> we all
>> >> > wish them well, it's more important at this moment to get the
>> word out
>> >> > to the Russisn public that their leader's ruthless behavior
>> is scorned
>> >> > and despised by the majority of the world's people.
>> >> > 73,
>> >> > Jim w8zr
>> >> >
>> >> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >> >
>> >> >> On Feb 24, 2022, at 5:33 AM, Mpridesti via Topband<
>> >> topband@contesting.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> I plan to NOT work any Russian stations during the ARRL DX SSB
>> >> contest as
>> >> >>> I object to the in unprovoked war they started.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Ukraine hams have already shut down.
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Mark, K1RX
>> >> >>
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