[Dx-qsl] DXCC application

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

--- Tom Johnson <yardmaster at sc.rr.com> wrote:

> I received my cards back from ARRL today. Included was an unsigned note 
> complaining that I had not separated the cards by mode and that further such 
> applications would not be processed. I have been sending cards to the league 
> for over 30 years now, always separated by bands and alphabetized by prefix. 
> This is the first time anyone has told me I was doing it wrong. The note was 
> short, snappy and unsigned and I am a bit upset by it. What's worse, I sent 
> in a second application a few weeks ago and if they bounce the whole thing, 
> I am gonna be real upset. From a public relations standpoint, I feel that 
> DXCC has shot me the proverbial bird and right now, I am sorry that I am a 
> life member of ARRL. What's going on in Newington?

Hi Tom,

Maybe someone was having a bad day at Newington. However, the application
clearly states to separate cards first by band, then by mode (this has been the
case for as long as the database was computerized):

   http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/dxccapp.pdf

   "Note: Cards may be submitted directly to ARRL or checked by a DXCC
       Card Checker. If cards are sent direct to ARRL, it is not
       necessary to fill out this form. This form must be completed if
       a Card Checker checks the application. In either case, the cards
       or listed credits must be sorted first by band then by mode."

I believe the requirement is dictated by the way the entry computer software
works.

I hope your 2nd application is treated better.

73 - Jim AD1C


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