[OKDXA] J8NY a ship?

Peter Laws plaws0 at gmail.com
Wed Mar 1 13:42:19 EST 2023


I. 8.  All stations contacted must be "land stations." Contacts with
ships and boats, anchored or underway, and airborne aircraft, cannot
be counted.  Exception: Permanently docked exhibition ships, such as
the Queen Mary and other historic ships will be considered land based.

https://arrl.org/dxcc-rules

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 6:15 AM P Thompson <pauln5pt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks, guys for your collective wisdom.  I was thinking if he was actually
> on the ship and anchored at sea or under power he would be /mm and not
> count as dxcc, like so many others we have worked before.
>
> 73,
> Paul N5PT
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 11:57 PM <garylm at kiamichiwb.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > IF HE IS ON SHIP IT WOULD NOT COUNT, BUT COULD BE ON LAND USING CALL, IF
> > SO IT WILL COUNT.
> > 73
> > GARY - WQ5R
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:16:41 -0600, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > This*could* be correct *if* whoever issues maritime call signs for St.
> > Vincent doesn't coordinate with whoever issues amateur call signs. It
> > could even happen between two departments in the same administrative
> > entity.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Kim N5OP
> >
> > On 2/28/2023 2:52 PM, P Thompson wrote:
> > > J35X just put up a note saying J8NY is officially issued to a ship. But
> > > QRZ says J8NY, Sandro is listed as VE7NY. Would this be valid for Arrl
> > > awards if truly was shipborne station?
> > >
> > > Paul N5PT
> > >
> > --
> > Kim Elmore, Ph
> >
> > Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP
> > SEL/MEL/Glider, UAS, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)
> >
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