[Dx-qsl] Doesn't DXCC frown on this? - Supplemental

[Paul M Dunphy]

Aug 18, 2008 13:39  ET
Bill Moore, NC1L

  From the July 2008 ARRL Board of Directors  Meeting:

"The Board also acted on the Programs and Services Committee  report, voting
to eliminate Rule 5 from Section III of the DXCC Rules. The  Committee
realized that while publishing log data can have a detrimental  effect on
operating awards, it was not possible to control such actions and  the rule
cannot be enforced. As part of an effort to maintain the integrity  of
operating awards programs, the Board called on staff to create resources  and
guidelines for QSLing and for QSL managers. These guidelines will  help
people who QSL to understand the "best practices" and help to support  the
work of the QSL manager so that access to log data won't degrade  Amateur
Radio's long tradition of the "honor system."

The rule  reads:

5. The presentation in any public forum of logs or other  representations of
station operation showing details of station activity or  other information
from which all essential QSO elements (time, date, band,  mode and callsign)
for individual contacts can be derived creates a question  as to the
integrity of the claimed QSOs with that station during the  period
encompassed by the log. Presentation of such information in any public  forum
by the station operator, operators or associated parties is not allowed  and
may be considered sufficient reason to deny ARRL award credit for  contacts
with any station for which such presentations have been made.  Persistent
violation of this provision may result in disqualification from  the DXCC
program.

"This rule cannot be enforced. In its place staff will create resources and
guidelines for QSLing and for QSL managers in order  to maintain the
integrity of operating awards  programs."

- Tks Bernie, W3UR and Daily  DX.