[OKDXA] ARRL DX News, Part 2

[N5OK]

Thanks Jeff for advertising this.  I have received several comments from
members.  I won't comment since i'm the one collecting the input.  I will
say that the fuse is short on this as we want to get something to the Board
before they have the January meeting.

I can share my feelings as well as the results that I have.  After the
deadline, if you would like.

73, Coy

On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 9:16 AM Jeff Martin <jeffmartin at valornet.com> wrote:

>   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
>
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