[Qcwa] Contest boycotts?

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:15:36 +0200

John:

	Hate to bust the media bubble over there, but that is happening to
Americans in France, Germany and Belgium too.  We've had more than a few
attacked over here.  Isn't talked about much, and it's not just words.  =
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days of sitting on the sidelines seem to be mostly over on this issue.

73, Bob K2PI


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It is odd the during the height of the Cold War, US and USSR stationed
continued to QSO. As you say, Ham Radio was apolitical.
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As for the Ukrainian Ham boycotting the US, I have seen similar things =
from
this side. I support the War in Iraq, but I was saddened to see a ham =
friend
in France harassed off one of the Ham reflectors for the actions of his
government. He was truly vilified, and I was embarrassed. (He had made =
no
comments concerning Iraq, politics, etc., he was just attacked because =
he
was French).
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I for one, am noting the calls of all stations that engage in these
practices, Russian, Ukrainian, Frence, AND US.  If in the future all =
their
CQs are met with silence, maybe they will get the hint.
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From: [email protected]
Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003 04:09:05 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Qcwa] Contest boycotts?
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I'm not sure what response is appropriate here. The gulf (no pun
intended) between the appeasement policies of Europe (so finely stated =
by
men like Neville Chamberlain and the Vichy French) and the U.S. is =
widening
daily. If it spills over to the airwaves, I don't think I can take a =
"this
is Ham Radio, it's apolitical" point of view this time. I don't know;
voluntary bans on QSO's with DE/F or ON amateurs seems like a fine place =
to
start, even if I, as an ON9, am affected.
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I know I'm probably going to get a broad range of responses; we had hams
working like crazy during the recent North Korean Dxpeditions; I would
rather have lunch with Hitler. Still, this is over the top and really =
makes
me angry.
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Any comments?
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73, Bob K2PI
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