[OKDXA] ARRL DX News, Part 2

[Jeff Martin]

  Regarding my previous post of the ARRL DX News, I'm sure everyone is
furiously writing your comments to Coy... hi... Before commenting, I decided
to go on the ARRL website and research the rules about 5BDXCC. Here they
are:

DXCC Rules
Section I. Basic Rules
r) Five-Band DXCC (5BDXCC): The 5BDXCC certificate is available for working
and confirming 100 current DXCC entities (deleted entities don't count for
this award) on each of the following five bands: 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10
Meters. Contacts are valid from November 15, 1945. Sticker endorsements are
available for certificates.  Please see DXCC Item Order Form for prices.
The 5BDXCC is endorsable for these additional bands: 160, 30, 17, 12, 6 and
2 Meters. 5BDXCC qualifiers are eligible for an individually engraved
plaque.

  So, I guess the issue is do we leave things as they are with the 5
traditional bands or shake things up a bit and allow ANY 5 bands. The award
is already endorsable for additional bands. The DXAC wants to know if this
opinion appears to be widely shared, whether it's motivated by the current
ebb in the solar cycle, whether it devalues the award, and if it goes
against the original intent of the 5BDXCC award. What do you think? 

  The second issue was removing silent keys from the DXCC Annual List. What
do you think?

Anyone care to comment?

73,
Jeff - K5WE