[KCDXC] DXCC totals

[ak0a]

Hear Hear!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Crabtree" <mcrabtree@kc.rr.com>
To: "kcdxc" <kcdxc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:09 PM
Subject: [KCDXC] DXCC totals


Tom,
    I read your summary with interest, but I disagree on this:

 "Additional Discussion included having a list of members and the number of
DX
entities they have worked and confirmed.
Addition of this info on the web page will be by Bill (K0VBU)
Although this can be positive, I hope new members and young members will
remember many of these fellows have been DXing before some of us were born.
It takes years to accumulate the totals some have. They are a source of vast
knowledge and the best way to get them to share it is to ask questions."



   Reporting DXCC totals was a regular feature of our club in the past. DX
is competitive in its very nature AND we are a DX Club.
 History:
The KCDXC used to also sponsor an award every year for the most countries
worked in a calendar year. It was named after Harold Suman, a former member,
W0AAA.
Many of us worked as many as 260 + countries every year!  N0XA and W0AR
usually won with totals as high as 270 some years,  but many of us: AK0A,
AB0X, W0GNX, K0CS, W0NS, K0RWL, KB0X, AB0W, AE0K and many more I have
probably forgotten all worked at least 250 every year, so I don't think
anyone would be embarrassed by their totals if printed in the newsletter.

Anyone can work those same kind of totals right now if they want to put in
the effort. It is even easier now with dx spotting on the net ! I counted up
last year myself and my log showed  200+ in 2001 in a purely half assed
effort. Some of the retired guys probably did much better!

It was great fun for the club and it was also a way that some members could
gain more respect for true DXers within the group. That kind of effort
deserves respect!  It shows great understanding of propagation, special
knowledge of rare DX activity, long hours of work and dedication. It is year
long, sustained effort!

I would encourage the KCDXC to consider resuming this yearly competition as
well.

Any seconds on this!

AB0X




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