[CQ-Contest] Caliphate of ISIS in CQWW SSB

[David Gilbert]

Hhhmm ....

I think there's an issue of timeframe here that you're missing, Hans.  
And it's fundamental to why the ARRL and CQ, at least in theory, defer 
to established institutions like the U.N. to determine the legitimacy of 
the local governing body.  Otherwise, to take the argument to the 
extreme, we could have situations like some local HOA requiring their 
residents to use locally assigned callsigns ... and then us pretend that 
they were valid until the feds intervened. I'm not sure that the 
authority of the Caliphate of ISIS has any greater legitimacy, and 
hopefully no greater duration.

It seems true that CQ and ARRL can figure out how to be consistent on 
the issue, but I'm not sure we want to throw out the premise that 
callsigns need to be "valid" (whatever that may be).

By the way, I've found the argument informative thus far and find myself 
sympathetic to at least parts of both sides of it.

73,
Dave   AB7E




On 10/19/2014 11:07 AM, Radio K0HB wrote:
> Your example isn't outrageous.
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> If local political conditions outside his control compel a ham to change call letters, then we as hams (not as Americans or Argentinians or whatever), as fellow HAMS, should let him play.
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> 73, de Hans, K0HB
> "Just a Boy and his Radio"
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> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Ken Widelitz <widelitz at gte.net> wrote:
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>> Would those opposed to CQ Magazine's position on Crimea support the position
>> that the upcoming operation from the Caliphate of ISIS by a boy and his
>> radio with a call sign issued by the now local ruling body should count for
>> points and the Syria or Iraq mult depending on its exact location (or should
>> it be a new one?)
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>> NOTICE: The above hypothetical question is an extreme example and is asked
>> for the sole purpose of being outrageous.
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>> 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
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