Question 1. Why did Martti not use his own call?
Question 2. Is there just a thing as a written license for CEPT. If you
go to Canada, you don't get a written license to operate VE3/W3WN.
Question 3. So where are all the native FJ ops? Not on the air.
Barry W2UP
Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
A very interesting document.
I noticed that one item appeared to be missing... when the first complaints
surfaced, one of the "charges" was that of possibly illegal entry to FJ via
a privately chartered boat, as I recall. No mention of that in the letter.
As a certain fictional television character used to say, "Fascinating."
The charge over the alleged misuse of the club callsign for the DXpedition
is probably the most serious complaint. But as meticulous as Martti usually
is on planning his jaunts, I find it hard to believe that this detail was
overlooked. And, of course, nobody's perfect, so it may have been a true
oversight on his part.
But... was a license issued, and if so, what call was on it? If FJ/OH2AM
was on the license -- does that make the operation invalid? I'm sure that's
one of the things the DXAC and DXCC desk will get to iron out, a task I
don't envy them.
Having said that... I've got to tell you, gang, that this is one of a string
of disturbing precedents that we've seen over the last few years. Sort of a
DX'ing version of NIMBY. Recall all the complaints from the HP hams over
the H8A trip a few years back, for one (specifically over the actual call on
the license)? And there have been others along the same lines, which many
of you know much more about than I ever will.
I can't blame some of the resident FJ hams from feeling that their triumph
got trumped, that their own plans to "inaugurate" the new entity in their
own way got pulled out from under them. Under similar circumstances, I
might feel the same way. But whatever happened (I ask rhetorically) to good
sportsmanship?
73, ron w3wn
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter
Dougherty
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:05 PM
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Subject: [DX-CHAT] FJ Can of worms
Speaking about FJ, Hoooo boy, this is about to get interesting....
http://arp75.free.fr/Lettreaucomitedxcc_english.pdf
All I can say, I'm glad FH5KH was QRV also.
Cheers,
Peter,
W2IRT
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