[Dx-qsl] DXCC

[Ken Scheper]

As a management consultant for 30 years, the first thing that perks my ears 
is the old..."we've always done it like that" comment.  LOTW seems to be 
working now and is very informative, and is re-capturing those that were 
ready to dump the ARRL due to antiquated methods of DXCC QSL checking, and 
non-support and responsiveness for my membership dollars, or ....bang for 
the buck!  Glad someone woke up !!!

As has been stated, they finally "got it", but this project may be a bit 
more "sticky" due to other DX entities authorizations.  I've always been 
mystified by the DXCC.  Sometimes, as in my case, the CY0AA documentation 
was cleared efficiently and quickly.  Where the 7O1YGF, and G3JKI/5A 
expeditions were concerned, it took YEARS to get approved.  Some guidance 
from them would've been helpful, other than..."sorry, the wrong person 
signed the license".  Maybe a database maintained by DXCC of what is needed 
for each country to be approved would make things easier.  The information 
is out there, they just have to compose and decide on what IS truly needed.

I know they're jobs aren't easy, but maybe they should look at changing the 
methods to make it easier for them and others.

IMHO...with still a THANK YOU to the DXCC for their efforts to make it 
better in the future.

73
Ken
WA8JOC




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From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv at subich.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 2:30 PM
To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] DXCC

>
> Quite simply anyone that says the information doesn't exist is
> blowing smoke.  By Bill's own admission, there is a table in the
> current DXCC program that lists approved/unapproved operations
> and he updates it regularly - sometimes multiple times in a day.
>
> Expecting a third party like the Lynx group to collect bulletin
> announcements to update a web page that does not appear to have been
> touched in five years is absurd on its face.
>
> It should take a database programmer *a few hours at most* to write a
> report generator on the DXCC software to create a list - similar to
> what is done to generate the "DXCC Standings" and "DXCC Applications
> Received" reports that are posted at www.arrl.org/dxcc on a daily
> or weekly basis.
>
> There is nothing in this request/proposal that would increase Bill
> Moore's work load by a single minute - that he continues to stone-
> wall *reasonable* sunshine in the DXCC program based on his work load
> is total nonsense.
>
> I've been at this "game" for 35+ years and *never* have I felt there
> was less "customer focus" than has been displayed by one person than
> in the last couple years.
>
> > To overcome the staff, I think members need to go to their Directors.
>
> I have made my feelings on his matter known to my Director, ARRL
> Executive Management and Manager of the MVP Department (which includes
> the "Awards Desk"/DXCC Program).   This is not a case of "the data does
> not exist", "how to,"  or "time to" get the job done ... it is a simply
> that there is no "want to".
>
> 73,
>
>   ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 4/30/2013 12:00 PM, dx-qsl-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:58:29 +0000
>> From: VR2BrettGraham<vr2bg at harts.org.hk>
>> To:dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] DXCC
>> Message-ID:<517F1735.6020206 at harts.org.hk>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>
>> W3WN said:
>>
>>> >But if he & his staff simply don't have the time to maintain a public
>>> >database,
>> About seven years ago, every year I would ask for this information &
>> never got a reply.  No mailer-daemons coming back, so it had the
>> appearance of a member being ignored by staff.
>>
>> The information already exists & to present it would take all of how
>> long it takes to add link pointing to & putting a copy of the file on
>> the ARRL web server.
>>
>> Unless it's still on paper...
>>
>> To overcome the staff, I think members need to go to their Directors.
>>
>> 73, ex-VR2BG/p.
>>
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