Topband: Ukraine, Russia, and Ham Radio

[JHDMD]

Bill,

I fully concur with what you say. It should be left out of the Top Band reflector. However, I do
Know Russia quite well. I spent a couple of years there in the mid 1990’s at the Medical University in St. Petersburg and learned the difficult language.

In the war after 911 I served as the US Army Theater Dental Surgeon in SW and Central
Asia. I was in EZ (Turkmenistan). We used the
airport in Ashgabat for air operations.

The geopolitics are rather complicated and go back hundreds of years. The wars will likely continue.

73,

John, W4NU
K4JAG, 1959 to 1998
COL, U.S. Army, Retired




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> On Feb 24, 2022, at 1:52 PM, William Hein <bill at sporadic-e.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Ham Friends Everywhere,
> 
> I was the founder of the TopBand list back in the '90s and ran it for a few
> years before passing the baton to W4ZV who then handed off to Tree (who's
> done a wonderful job managing the list, bravo, Tree).
> 
> I endorse 100% Tree's policy of keeping politics off of the TopBand list. I
> view ham radio as a sanctuary apart from politics, religion, and the other
> things that can divide people and cultures. Let's treasure and protect the
> bond we have with our fellow hams across borders with our love of amateur
> radio.
> 
> I certainly have an opinion on the crisis in Ukraine as I'm sure most of us
> also do. However, I have many forums to express those feelings, TopBand is
> not one of them.
> 
> Bill
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