[SOC] Fw: [f6kpo-dx] Ham spirit ?

[Paul Erickson]

Claude TERRIER - F5PBL wrote:

>Oink Oink Piggies !
>Hello SOCers !
>
>The daily mail today will be a serious one ....
>I have received from a friend of mine some info which has driven me crazy ... as
>I assume that most of you have not done your homework (i.e. French lesson), this
>time again I will translate it for you .... no, no need to say "thanks", you're
>welcome, as usual ;o))
>
><<<<<
>
>Bonjour,
>
>Coming back from 5U country, I want to deal with you a funny story ...
>
>Last october, I have decided to go on vacation in 5U to see something different
>and check what Africa can offer to me. As very often in Africa, I asked an ham
>call, 5U0T.
>No answer received but I went there anyway...
>I visited the Ministry of Communication in Niamey, I met there the people
>issuing the ham licences and he told me that I just have to fullfill an other
>application, that there will be no problem for the processing, the fax I have
>sent from France did not reached him, hummm
>
>Days passing one by one and still no answer, the local chief is ill or not in
>the office, etc ...
>
>After some days and ... we had the visit from the local policemen ... someone
>has given us, but who ??
>
>Yeah .. of course !!! An italian team, planning to come here in February 2002 !
>
>Our Icom706 and some dipoles were not welcome as per the judgment of these
>"dollars eaters" ...
>
>So, should it be known that  I2YSB, IK2DIA, I2UIY, IK2WXV, I1HJT and IZ5BRW have
>asked, via the help local "friends", the Nigerian police to come in our hotel
>and shut down our radio plans. Is that HAM SPIRIT ??
>
>And you know what ?? These Italians have received the 5U0T !! Funny, isn't it ?!
>
>Yan F-11556
>
>
>Personnal note :
>
>1/ the Italian team is now there, since yesterday.
>2/ I have a personnal experience with Italian "hams" while being part of the
>JW0PK expedition last Spring. Their spaghettis are well-cooked but as ham ...
>"We are here, we will do it as we want it to do and we don't care about you !".
>So I am not surprised at all by this  5U0T affair ...
>3/ Pse pass this info all around you, this Italian team really deserves it !!!
>On my side, I will send this email to N5MT (10-X DX Bulletin editor) and also
>some other forums.
>
>73, 72 & OOs
>Claude, F5PBL
>
>http://www.qsl.net/f5pbl
>
>DIG #4451 - FISTS #7722 - FP #383 - SOC #503 - 10-X #71724
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: F11556@aol.com
>To: f6kpo-dx@eudil.fr
>Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 4:03 PM
>Subject: [f6kpo-dx] Ham spirit ?
>
>
>Bonjour,
>
>De retour d'un voyage en 5U, je viens vous narrer une petite histoire rigolote
>.....
>
>En octobre dernier, j'ai decid� d'aller en 5U pour me depayser et voir ce que
>l'Afrique pouvait m'apporter. Comme cela se fait souvent en Afrique j'ai demand�
>un indicatif radioamateur, 5U0T.
>
>Pas de reponse alors j'y suis all� quand meme ....
>
>Arriv� au ministere de la communication a Niamey, j'ai rencontr� la personne qui
>donne les indicatifs radioamateur et m'a signal� qu'il fallait simplement
>refaire une demande et que cela ne poserais pas de probleme parcequ'il n'avait
>jamais recu le fax, hmmm
>
>Les jours passent et toujours pas de reponse, le reponsable est malade, il n'est
>pas dans son bureau etc...
>
>Quelques jours passent et visite de la police, quelqu'un nous avait denonc�.
>Mais qui alors ?
>
>Mais c'est bien sur , un team Italien qui part en fevrier 2002 !
>
>Un icom 706 et quelques dipoles pouvait faire de l'ombre a ce team mangeur de
>dollars ......
>
>Voici juste un mail pour que vous sachiez que I2YSB IK2DIA I2UIY IK2WXV I1HJT et
>IZ5BRW ont fait appeler par des connaissances Nigerienne la police juste pour
>quoi au juste ?  HAM SPIRIT ??
>
>Au fait le comble, il ont obtenu 5U0T? amusant non ?
>
>Yan F-11556
>
>
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Hi Claude,

Thanks for sharing this. Have you forwarded it to the contesting 
reflector? I think
the contesting community should be aware of it.

-- 
cheers, Paul - VA7NT (ex VE7CQK) - email: paule@sfu.ca

"Those who hear not the music, think the dancers mad..."