[ADXA] Clarify OH2BH article in QST this month about ST0

[Sandy Hutson]

In OH2BH’s article about DXing in this month’s QST there is some confusing statement on page 61, showing him and OH2MM putting on ST2FF/ST0 in 1980. It says it was “the first time the entity was counted for DXCC”. Then states it counted again in 2013. It was not the first time ST0 counted for DXCC in 1980. I may be misreading things...

To clarify:   ST0 was put on the DXCC list officially in late 1978 and operations were accepted for DXCC including the first ham known operation a few months before my ST0YY, and our QSOs counted for DXCC. ST0 was added along with 4U1UN in in about November 78 and retroactive QSOs counted ( maybe even back to 1972, if someone else had operated ).
   The article states it counted again in 2013 when Z81X operated. Well, IN BETWEEN those mentioned operations, ST0 was DELETED in 1998 and then was “reactivated” in 7-14-2011 and counted for DXCC again. Maybe nobody operated from 7-14-2011, so  perhaps OH2BH’s trip in 2013 was the first after ST0 was re-added?  
   Yaesu DXCC entity “Essentials” clarified ALL DXCC entities, Deleted and Current.
(1) ST0 *** Contacts between May 7th, 1972 and December 31, 1994 count for this entity.
(2) Deletion 1998
(3) ST0 (after re-added in 2011) mentions the “new addition” and the unofficial prefix

Perhaps K5FUV would like to chime in with his thoughts on the page 61 misquote on dates and first time to count for DXCC in 1980.. Long story short is ST0 was deleted and re-added to the DXCC standings at two distinct time. Counts as a deletion and you had to rework again after 2011.  Ain’t DX fun but complicating at times as to ‘count or no count’ and when?… 😊
San YY

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