[ADXA] CHAL column final update 2982 and 3090 - Sorry long comment.

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Congrats San. That is the one thing I really like about the DXCC 
Challenge Award, it does NOT include deleted countries in the totals, 
only current ones you have worked so it places everyone on a level 
playing field. So while the Mixed, CW, Phone, and Digital as well as the 
indivdiual band totals do include deletes, the DXCC Challenge #'s posted 
for each station on their website is only current entities.

Also, as Jay has pointed out, ARRL updates those standings on their 
website almost daily so you can see the "official" count there.

73 Joel W5ZN

On 2023-01-20 21:04, Sandy Hutson wrote:

> I have sent my updated QSL card confirmed (no LoTW ever used by me for 
> any awards) CHAL column # to Pat W5VY, since it has been 1½ years ( 
> August 2021) when I last updated CURRENT country numbers.  Since some 
> ADXA members have reports of > 340 countries on certain bands, it means 
> some are using deleted countries in totals too. Lot of great chasing 
> over many decades for sure.
> 
> Therefore I have spent almost 3 weeks _going back to 1973_ and checked 
> my QSL confirmed deleted country "bands". Very difficult chore. Bands 
> per se were not important for me back then in the 1958- early 70s. I 
> doubt trying to get some deleted country extra bands confirmed would be 
> possible now, as I told Pat, since the operator or a QSL manager would 
> likely be dead or lost the logs.
> 
> Some deleted countries worked I did not send for QSL confirmations for 
> all bands worked in those early days and _only QSLed for the CW and SSB 
> QSOs_ for DXCC endorsements, which usually involved 2 bands and 
> sometimes I thru in for a rarer 80/160m QSL. I started chasing WARC 
> bands a little later then most, so fell behind a bit on those bands 
> initially.
> 
> I have a current country DXCC CHAL total of 2982 (only 21 added the 
> past 1 ½ years) and just today, after 3 weeks, finished going thru 20+ 
> log books checking for DELETED countries confirmed on as many bands I 
> could find, likely overlooking a few. Two small old logbooks are lost 
> somewhere! I have 108 deleted confirmations from 36 deleted countries I 
> have, dating back to 1973. Adding that to my 2982 gives me a CHAL # of 
> 3090 which will include some deleted DXCC entities bands being 
> confirmed.
> 
> I thank Pat and Glenn for keeping up with the CHAL column whether 
> deleted + current countries or current only. This will be my last CHAL 
> report since I am slowing down chasing DX a lot this past year and 
> definitely will not be chasing bands for sure now. There is no way I 
> will be able to catch up with a couple of ADXA chasers who are way 
> ahead of me already and a couple who will be past me at the end of 
> 2023, especially with great Cycle 25 SSN and increased propagation on 
> upper bands. I am stopping at 3090 all time DXCC country bands I have 
> confirmed and no energy to send for a possible 10 more from an old QSL 
> manager who I might could run across, send $$ etc and then put cards in 
> my multiple card file boxes. No more.
> 
> Turning 80 years old in a week and Earl N5ZM is close behind me by a 
> couple of months. He can verify the energy and time required to keep 
> "up there" chasing DX every day on every band and mode, etc etc..  But 
> that is part of the DX game we play if we are able to continue and the 
> wives don't get mad etc. 👍😂
> 
> Sorry for long ADXA comment here but not much DX going on for now until 
> Bouvet comes on soon. Hope did not interfere with DX spots by ADXA 
> members.
> 
> 73,
> 
> San Hutson  K5YY  ✌
> 
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