[Dx-qsl] 6O0X operation question

[Tru Perry]

Well said Scott.  Lets cut this thread.

73/DX
Tru, VE6TP
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Scott Manthe wrote:

> Why waste time and bandwidth discussing this any more? Somaliland wasn't
> issued a prefix block by the ITU, doesn't have a seperate IARU member
> society and isn't a member of the U.N., so it doesn't count as a seperate
> entity under the rules. Why is this so hard to fathom?
>
> The case of Palestine is entirely seperate and has nothing to do with
> Somaliland, so why continue to bring it up? There are probably a myriad of
> political reasons why Palestine was issued a prefix block and not
> Somaliland, not the least of which is international pressure by specific
> interest groups, having absolutely NOTHING to do with amateur radio. No
> radio amateur, short of the few that are heads of state, could have any
> influence on this process.  Any person with normal intellligence and an
> interest in international news could easily figure out why Palestine is
> getting treatment that Somaliland is not.
>
> So let's quit casting aspersions where they don't belong just because we're
> upset that some prefix we worked doesn't count as an official "entity" yet.
> No amount of discussion on a DX reflector (or writing in the DX column of a
> magazine with subscription smaller than the population Madison, Wisconsin)
> is going to change this situation- only a change in attitude by the
> international community regarding the independence (or lack thereof) of this
> particular small African country will.
>
> 73,
> Scott, N9AI