[Dx-qsl] Visalia Update DX Forum

Tue Apr 8 13:12:24 EDT 2014

How to you tell a new athlete (runner) that he/she may never win the Boston
Marathon?  You run to obtain your personal best, not to achieve the # 1
spot.  This world of instant gratification has clouded the reasons.  Face
it.  Ham radio is a dying hobby.
Doug

"Think of all the ways you can hurt yourself laughing."

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If we are trying to increase licensing among the younger generations how do
you tell a new HAM it might take him/her 45+ years (or never) to obtain #1
Honor Roll?

Maybe the DX Rules Committee should consider adding some "younger" (read
newer) members as well as some Ladies. From my view point as a HAM with a
Doctorate in Adult Education I know that anytime the composition of a group
is changed by 20 or more percent it significantly alters the group
dynamics..... and from my view point we have a concentration of "gray
beards"...by the way I will be 67 in June......

Hutch, NKØS
(OA4/NK0S, HL9HP, YS9HH, HP1XHH)
Royal Order of the Wouff Hong

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  "Visalia Update from the DX Forum (by Rich KY6R)

Here is a status update from the Visalia DXCC Forum. This is my
interpretation of what I heard -- not an official line from the ARRL or the
DXAC.

      Kosovo

The panel basically said that Kosovo calls into question what defines an
"entity". They admitted that this is an imperfect situation, and that if we
just reverted back to using real "countries", somewhere around 50 entities
would have to be completely removed from the list. The audience did not like
that. But they also mentioned that adding Kosovo opens up a real can of
worms -- so IMHO -- don't expect it to be added any time soon. Changing the
definition of what an entity is to add in one entity like Kosovo would
really cause a ripple effect.

I agree with their assessment.

      DXCC Rules Changes

The DXAC praised the previous DXAC members for drafting the 1999 Rules
Update. They said it had two typos -- but that the team that produced that
set of rules designed something that seems to have stood the test of time.
And I agree -- it has -- amazingly so I might add.

      Remote Operations

Its clear that no matter what is considered, Remote operations rules (like
running legal power) simply cannot be enforced, and it is really a matter of
whether or not a person has the conscience to follow the rules or not.
However, a few rules will most likely be changed -- for example
-- the use of remote where say -- you are on business in Beijing, and you
remote into your US station to work a DX-pedition.

I also agree with this -- if we cheat -- we only cheat ourselves, and since
this is a personal achievement award -- we are only competing with
ourselves.

      Kingman Reef

Don't expect it to be Deleted -- at least for several years. When I asked
about its status, the DXAC said: 1.There are no rules that cover what
happens when an entity disappears because it is under water, and what "under
water" means. They said nothing could happen until and unless they added in
a rule to cover this. 2.They also said "What if it comes back?" (My response
was "What if Maria Teresa Reef comes back?") 3.Finally, they said that they
wished that they could convince me to try to activate it. My answer was that
it had been rumored that it would be deleted since 2000, and that even
though a couple of teams have looked into activating it -- one team that
estimates it would cost $180K to activate it said it wasn't worth bothering
with -- and instead would most likely activate another rare KH based entity.

I agree with everything the DXAC said -- and understand and respect their
position. But it still is very frustrating nonetheless.

I feel strongly that Kingman Reef will stay on the list but not be Deleted
for many years. I also expect this to start becoming an issue that will be
paid more attention to when Kingman Reef enters the Top 10
-- which will happen maybe in 5 years or so.

Personally, this is fine -- it will take me 10 more years to get to HR
#1 -- and so -- I would bet something will happen in 5 -- 10 years.

Who knows -- maybe someone will convince the US F&W to issue a permit and
then have it activated? Or maybe it will eventually be Deleted?

For now, in my mind, its called "Conundrum Reef"...'

(SOURCE: DX COFFEE BULLETIN 4/8/2014

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