Guys - this is not the place for political discussions like this. Thanks.
Tree On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 8:40 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Amen! > > I can't believe that K1ZZ can so blatantly ignore the DXCC Rules! > > Section 1, Rule 7: > > 7. Any Amateur Radio operation should take place only with the > > complete approval and understanding of appropriate administration > > officials. In countries where amateurs are licensed in the normal > > manner, credit may be claimed only for stations using regular > > government-assigned call signs or portable call signs where > > reciprocal agreements exist or the host government has so authorized > > portable operation. > > As far as international norms of civilized nations - including the > US, all of the EU, UN and particularly the ITU - are concerned the > appropriate administration for Crimea is in Kiev not some goons in > Moscow issuing UA6S and UA6K callsigns. UA6S and UA6K are *pirate* > operations and should be rejected by DXCC just as 7O calls issued > in Aden and other "licenses" issued by the wrong "authorities" have > been routinely rejected. > > K1ZZ's decision to ignore the DXCC rules for political reasons (in > opposition to UN resolutions and US policy) is as bad as Baldwin's Reef > and makes it *impossible* for DXCC to fairly reject *any* DX operation > for "improper documentation" as long as the flouting of the DXCC rules > continues. > > I wonder how K1ZZ would react if Havana were to start issuing licenses > to ethnic Cubans in Miami? The proportion of the population in Miami > that are ethnic Cubans may be higher than that of ethnic Russians in > Crimea. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 2014-05-22 10:28 PM, Yuri Blanarovich wrote: > >> From the ARRL Letter:ARRL Responds to Ukrainian Amateur Radio League >> Regarding DXCC Status of Crimea >> The ARRL has responded to an appeal from the Ukrainian Amateur Radio >> League (UARL) to "consider the information regarding the status of >> Crimea as temporarily occupied territory." UARL President Vladimir >> Grishchenko, UT0FT, told the ARRL on May 3, that Russia's "illegal >> annexation" of Crimea "does not change the status of this territory, >> which legally belongs to Ukraine." ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, on May >> 21 acknowledged the UARL's position and reiterated the ARRL Awards >> Committee's determination that the annexation did not lend Crimea status >> as a new DXCC entity. >> "We appreciate the high regard you have expressed for the DXCC program," >> Sumner wrote. "However, the list of DXCC entities is simply for the >> purpose of giving radio amateurs a consistent way to compare their DX >> achievements. It is not intended to express a position with respect to >> sovereignty and should not be regarded as such." >> The Awards Committee has concluded that a QSL with a call sign issued by >> Ukraine and showing the entity name as Ukraine counts as Ukraine, while >> a QSL with a call sign issued by Russia and showing the entity name as >> Russia counts as Russia. "A QSL that satisfies neither condition does >> not count for either entity," the committee said. >> Grishchenko had pointed out that the UN does not recognize Crimea's >> annexation, and that the US government is "currently working actively to >> preserve the territorial integrity of Ukraine." He further asserted >> that, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), >> Ukraine is responsible for spectrum usage in Crimea, and that only >> Ukraine can issue licenses, despite what he called Crimea's "temporary" >> status as an occupied territory. >> Grishchenko had asked the ARRL to consider this information when >> determining "the conditions of meeting award requirements, as well as in >> determining the winners of competitions held." >> Sumner told Grishchenko that the ARRL Awards Committee's determination >> "is consistent with the treatment, for DXCC purposes, of other territory >> that may be described as either 'temporarily occupied' or disputed." >> "We join the world community in the hope that the difficulties and >> uncertainties currently being faced by the people of Ukraine will be >> resolved peacefully and with full regard for human rights," Sumner >> concluded. >> (end of quote) >> >> >> Unprecedented, ARRL legitimizing Russian occupation of Ukrainian >> territory. >> Now can South Korea "issue" licenses for North Korea too? >> Looks like Putin has some power over ARRL. >> Until situation is resolved politically, ARRL has no business >> legitimizing "annexation" of Crimea by masked thugs. >> >> Yuri, K3BU >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
