[CQ-Contest] Crimea in CQ WW

[brian coyne]

Andy,
Crimea is an emotive subject. The many previous posts do illustrate that, much as we would like to do so, our hobby cannot be totally disassociated from politics, we cannot completely disregard the humanitarian aspect which is the reason for the CQWW Committee decision which is merely following the  international response to the annexation of Crimea. 

In previous posts Counsel for the prosecution and the defence have made some admirable points whilst stating their cases but the fact remains that our hobby relies upon the fundamental principal of legally issued and internationally recognised licencing.
your UB licence does not presently meet that criteria. 


Additionally there was mention in a previous post that a Crimean op who entered a Russian RTTY contest using his UU7 call has been DQ'd. If that is correct would  it not be a better course of action to prevail upon the contest organisers of your new regime to reverse that decision before appealing to the international community to put pressure on CQWW Committee? You can't have it both ways.

I agree with many others who have said they shall be happy to work you on the day. Contesting is much more about having fun on the day, giving it your best shot, and submitting and comparing scores in the immediate aftermath on 3830, that's when all of the excitement is. You can do all of that, is it so important, in your present circumstances, that you may not see your name in lights when the results are published? After all. that happens such a long time afterwards that most guys have completely forgotten that contest entirely.. 

73  

Brian  C4Z / 5B4AIZ.

     



________________________________
 From: Andy Kazantsev <uu0jm at bk.ru>
To: kr2q at optimum.net 
Cc: Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com>; Matt Murphy <matt at nq6n.com>; CQ Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>; ve4xt at mymts.net; Publisher K2RED <cq at cq-amateur-radio.com>; k5zd at charter.net; Editor W2VU <w2vu at cq-amateur-radio.com> 
Sent: Monday, 20 October 2014, 22:21
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Crimea in CQ WW
 


We, radio amateurs of Crimea, are appealing to the “CQ Contest” committee and to the guide of the “CQ” magazine.
Asking you for more detail and carefully consider of your decision dated by October 17th 2014 against us, common people.
We are not civil servants and we are not engaged in politics.
We are not professional athletes, we are just hams united by a hobby and nothing more.
We understand that you have been misled by a small group of people that been politicized.
They are introducing themselves from the name of all Ukrainian Amateur Radio League. They have simply deceived you.
But we will not go into the political debates. Radio must be out of politics.
Radio amateurs are ordinary people who share a common passion - radio. No more.
We are writing to you with a request. Do not allow discrimination against radio amateurs who
appeared hostage situation which does not come into contact with our common hobby!
We hope for your understanding and look forward for your wise decision,
like decisions made by ARRL on April 10th and May 21st 2014.
We are sure that you will not allow genocide of the common people to get involved in radio!
With our respect and hope,
radio amateurs of Crimea:  RU6K  R7KW  RU7K  UA7K  UB7K  R6KR  R7KM  R7KZ  RK7K  R7KU UC7K
RC7KY  RW7K  RD7K  RG7K  R6KA  RC7K  RT6K  RA6K RY7K  and 89  ham more 


73! Andy UB7K
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С уважением,
Andy                          mailto:uu0jm at bk.ru



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