[Dxbase] Drifting Arctic Polar Stations - what entity do they countfor?

[George Johnson]

We also ran into this with a G station operating from an oil platform in 
the Falklands a few years ago.  This was not accepted for DXCC (Ugh).  But 
it was a nice 80m QSO for me...
73 and Happy Holidays all,
George .. W1ZT

At 09:21 AM 12/19/2004, George Harlem W1EBI wrote:
>This might best be addressed to the DXCC desk.  I feel /MM should apply
>to stations on vessels on the water, not a fixed station in a structure
>built on a huge chunk of a country that just happens to be a meandering
>icecube that stays within that country's or zone's boundaries (e.g.,
>R0PA).
>
>George W1EBI
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joseph Glockner
>Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 7:21 PM
>To: DXbase reflector
>Subject: [Dxbase] Drifting Arctic Polar Stations - what entity do they
>countfor?
>
>To all:
>
>Ran across one that I sure don't know the answer for --
>
>With regards to a station that is classified as a
>"drifting polar station" -- what entity do they count for?
>If any!!
>
>73 Joe wa6axe