[OKDXA] DXCC Plaques from ARRL HQ

[Roger Simpson]

I ordered a 5 band DXCC plaque on October 1st.  I still have not received the plaque from ARRL so I sent an email to the DXCC desk at ARRL HQ. I found out that the delay in sending out the DXCC award plaques is due to the shipping backlog of stuff coming to the USA from China. The plaques come from China. A batch of 5 band DXCC plaques arrived from China in Newington just before Thanksgiving.

I sent a note to the DXCC desk a couple of days ago asking the ARRL what the status is. How could it be that my plaque has not arrived given that the ARRL got a batch of them at Thanksgiving time? The answer I received is they ran out of endorsement medallions. I was told that the medallions are in transit from China.

I don’t know how these medallions are coming from China. If they are in a small package that is in a shipping container on a boat that is waiting for dock space at the ports of Los Angeles / Long Beach it could be awhile before the medallions arrive in Newington. 

Bottom line:  The supply chain for DXCC plaques could include stuff that comes from China so expect delays due to stuff being held up due to shipping delays.
 
Evidently, paper awards are printed by ARRL in Newington. I submitted LOTW QSLs for the 10m DXCC paper certificate back in September and it came within a week.   

73  Roger   K5RKS

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