[ADXA] DXCC Challege count - I am confused. Deleted DXCC countries are not counted.

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Well, hmmmm.....who says those band counts are for an award???? You've
got me confused now San. 

On the ADXA standings list, what we have listed on each band is the
total band count, including deleted countries. Not sure what the big
deal is that you have an issue with that. It does not signify any
"award" just the total on that band. For the column that says
"Challenge" that is the current Challenge total for ACTIVE countries
only, just what ARRL counts and what the Challenge award is issued
against. 

My DXCC record from ARRL lists both "total DXCC" and "current DXCC" and
in the DXCC records on ARRL.web everyone's total includes deleted. 

The only exception is for the DXCC Challenge award that only counts
"current" countries. 

So, I'm confused at your confusion................... 

ZN 

On 2019-11-14 15:46, HamOP wrote:

> Over the years I have been in the NCDXC Challenge count and have 2888 and does not count 60m and does NOT count deleted countries.. And I see that the ARRL DXCC Challenge is for CURRENT countries and NOT deleted countries. 
> 
> A couple of years ago I had my current count with all bands and current DXCC countries but noticed that SOME ADXA members had MORE totals on a couple of bands than current countries, therefore they were counting ALL countries they had worked over the years included deleted ones. 340 is the maximum per band to have confirmed for the Challenge. 
> 
> _My question is this_ : When one counts ALL countries confirmed including deleted ones and having maybe 355 or 360 on a band, just exactly what do we call THAT kind of award? I took my country count off the ADXA list because I did not want to spend days on going back over all the bands deleted countries I have and figure out and come up with a higher total than the Challenge earmarks. So I have 2888 confirmed 160m thru 6 meters, current countries, and not including 60m naturally, since the ARRL does not recognize any QSOs on 60m to be counted for any ARRL award. 
> 
> Just trying to clarify, as I say. The indications are that the Desoto Challenge is current countries only and the ARRL calls it the DXCC Challenge too. What is the name of any award out there that allows deleted countries to count and adds all bands together? Some can have 5-6 bands with well over 340 countries. Counting all deleted country confirmations does not seem fair to a NEW ham DXCC chaser who could never have 20-30 deleted countries that the old timers do. Now you would be talking about who has lived longer! HI HI 
> 
> Based on my totals of 376 mixed and 373 Phone and 353 CW countries, I have 36,33 and 14 deleted countries in those 3 awards, knowing how many bands are involved with each deleted entity would be impossible to determine without much back tracking and looking for cards that have 4-5 band confirmations and cover decades and are stored in several boxes.. 
> 
> I am sure the old guys can tell me what our current ADXA band country standings are called. The NCDXC only counts Challenge #s for each band, current countries... I am sure the answer is simple as to what the ADXA calls its band confirmation standings which includes deleted countries.. This is the quiz for the day, like the final question on Jeopardy by Alex Trebec!  😊 
> 
> 73 
> 
> San 
> 
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