[CQ-Contest] CQ WW SSB

[Andy Melanin]

Martin You did not catch the sense, they are Russian citizens now, they have Russian passports, they have Russian calls and they can not use Ukranian calls any more. You think that the CQ can make Crimea Ukrain? I think NO! 
73! Andy UA3DPX/RM3F

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> 18 окт. 2014 г., в 20:34, Martin Monsalvo <monsalvo at gmail.com> написал(а):
> 
> A Ukrainian, not pro-russian, can use his valid Ukrainian callsign in Crimea?
> The referendum has no validity whatsoever. 
> It is like saying all CP inmigrants with a valid LU Id can vote in a referendum to make Buenos Aires part of CP!
> That is not how things  go.
> 73, 
> Martin
> 
> El 18/10/2014 13:08, "Andy Melanin" <ua3dpx at mail.ru> escribió:
>> Martin, who told You that they were forced to sign Russian calls? They decided to be Russian citizens themselves :-))
>> 
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>> 
>> > 18 окт. 2014 г., в 8:09, Martin Monsalvo <monsalvo at gmail.com> написал(а):
>> >
>> > With all due respect and with all the appreciation I feel towards long term
>> > friends in both Russia and Ukraine.
>> > Crimea is not part of Russia, despite the fact that it is being illegally
>> > annexed to it.
>> > The international community as a whole has pronounced in favor of
>> > Ukraine soverignity which certainly includes Crimea. Why should CQ
>> > pronounce otherwise?
>> > Accepting operations from Crimea with russian calls ipso facto does not
>> > contribute to contesting nor to amateur radio at all. It would only be a
>> > sign that our hobby doesn't care about International Law and the
>> > Independence of Nations.
>> > I feel for those Ukrainian stations in Crimea that are being forced to sign
>> > russian callsigns, but this is way above contesting and  cannot be
>> > acccepted, since it is the outcome of illegal actions that no one, but
>> > Russia government endorses.
>> >
>> > Vy 73,
>> > Martin, LU5DX
>> > El 17/10/2014 21:58, "Andy Kazantsev" <uu0jm at bk.ru> escribió:
>> >
>> >> Hi, Edward.
>> >>
>> >> Вы писали 18 октября 2014 г., 0:39:53:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Andy, Personally, I am sorry for your situation.  And sorry that you are
>> >>> harmed right now.  Is it not possible for you to operate using the
>> >> Ukrainian
>> >>> callsign?  I think that I would have worded the CQ announcement
>> >> differently
>> >>> but came to the same conclusion. I believe my statement would be that CQ
>> >>> follows the DXCC and WAE country rules and also requires that a station
>> >>> identify themselves with the DXCC/WAE country that they are in.  The DXCC
>> >>> follows the US State Dept recognized county or territory list which I
>> >> have
>> >>> to assume still calls that location Ukraine.  So if you signed from
>> >> Ukraine,
>> >>> I don't see there being a problem.  I am assuming that WAE has no
>> >> separate
>> >>> country status for Crimea.
>> >>
>> >> I currently live in Russia. And shall comply with the laws of Russia.
>> >> According to these laws, I got a call UB7K  and worked in several
>> >> contests, including the CQ WW RTTY (4 place World, raw scores).
>> >> Also we work CQ WPX CW 2014(UA7K) and WAE CW and SSB 2014.
>> >> If I'm going to continue to work, only this callsign. It is my firm belief.
>> >> I'm not asking for a separate territory of Crimea! Why mix radio with
>> >> politics?
>> >> This message sponsors CQ caused a storm of dissent among contesters in
>> >> Crimea. Many are ready for these competitions. And then a week before the
>> >> competition,
>> >> we know that all of our training in vain.
>> >> It is very sad and does not honor the CQ magazine  and event organizers.
>> >> Nevertheless it I will work in this competition, because I compete
>> >> primarily with each other.
>> >> Last year, I set a record 16 zone and was going to beat this year it.
>> >>
>> >> 73! Andy UB7K
>> >> ex. UU0JM, UU7J , K1I (WRTC 2014)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> 73
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Ed  N1UR
>> >>
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>> >> С уважением,
>> >> Andy                          mailto:uu0jm at bk.ru
>> >>
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