[SADXA] DXCC Challenge Musings on a Quiet Day

[Richard W. Solomon]

The latest deletion of Kingman Reef got me thinking 

about what I perceive as an inequity between the DXCC 

Honor Roll and the DXCC Challenge.

 

Now, while the deletion affects both programs (your 

Credits for the Deleted Entity are also deleted), the 

inequity lies in that while the entry level for the Honor 

Roll is adjusted, the similar level (3,000 Q's) for the 

DXCC Challenge is not.

 

I can see the rationale for the Honor Roll being limited 

to Current Entity's, but the reason for applying the similar

rationale to the Challenge evades me.

The Honor Roll rules avoid having the top 10 populated 

by those who have been around the longest and accumulated 

the most countries. Just imagine if the top of the Honor Roll 

included ALL the Deleted Entities (401 at last count), very 

few, if any, could reach the Honor Roll today.

 

Another thought . the Honor Roll "Bar" is set using the "Top 

Down" method, while the "Bar" for the Challenge is set using 

the "Bottom Up" method. Including credits for Deleted Entities 

in the DXCC Challenge would not preclude people from reaching 

it, far from it.

 

Therefore, I would propose including Deleted Entities in the calculation 

for the DXCC Challenge. 

 

Comments, both pro and con are welcome. 

 

73, Dick, W1KSZ