[CQ-Contest] CQ WW SSB

[Paul O'Kane]

On 19/10/2014 19:54, Steve IK4WMH wrote:

> Sunday, October 19, 2014, 1:04:44 PM, you wrote:
>
> POK> I suggest that, in either case, we assume they are
> POK> licensed by their administration of choice and
> POK> just work and score them accordingly.  Isn't that
> POK> what we've always done?
>
> No.
>
> Just focus on what we had (have?) in Italy, something called "Seborga".

The difference is that Russia has somewhat more
influence than Seborga.  Sometimes, like it or
not, might is right.


> >From your statement I assume you don't care if a *PIRATE* callsign
> from Seborga will be on the air during the next WW SSB contest,

In general, Steve assumes too much.  However, in
major contests I work all callers.  It's not
my responsibility, either as a casual or serious
entrant, to identify pirates.  That's a matter
for the contest sponsors, and they can dock points
and mults as they please.

> it
> seems to me you think that would be just another callsign and
> multiplier to be worked...more activity, more fun.

I didn't imply any of that.  Those are Steve's words
and his assumption is misplaced.  I don't have a
solution to the Crimea issue - but neither has
anyone else.  In the meantime I work all callers.

As I suggested already, we need a bit of expediency
and a bit of neutrality.  Otherwise, a logical
progression would be to boycott calls from any
country that ever went to war, or from any territory
that was ever disputed.

What's the point of prolonging this thread?  It
serves only to confirm that contesting and politics
don't mix.

73,
Paul EI5DI