[OKDXA] DXCC Plaques from ARRL HQ

[Kim Elmore]

This is a great idea! How did they respond!

73,

Kim N5OP 

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> On Dec 15, 2021, at 11:41 AM, Peter Laws N5UWY <n5uwy at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> Let me say up front that I am a Life Member of the ARRL but that
> doesn't mean I think they can do no wrong. In fact, until recently, it
> appeared to be the exact opposite.
> 
> How much can the price delta be between plaques and endorsements
> sourced in China and those sourced in, say, Connecticut (to pick a
> state totally at random)?  This is an item that the person earning the
> award is paying for so ... what problem does China solve here?
> 
> There is an opportunity for improving award certificates, too, and
> make a little money for the League in the process.  Yes, I've brought
> this up with League High Mucketymucks.  Offer an optional version of
> the DXCC certificate (or any other award) that is done by an actual
> calligrapher instead of a laser printer (or ink jet or whatever).
> Yes, there would be an up-charge, but so what?  You're going to have
> your certificate in your radio room for *decades* so it should look
> nice ... instead of being at the whim of whoever hits "print".  I have
> 5 certificates, all issued between '08 and '11 and each has different
> positioning of dates, calls, names, and one is in a completely
> different typeface.  I'd have paid extra for a professionally created
> certificate but it's not an option.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 9:37 AM Roger Simpson <rksimpson1 at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> Sent from Mail for Windows
>> 
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