[SADXA] DXCC Challenge Musings on a Quiet Day

[Richard Solomon]

You become anointed when you reach
the 3,000 level. Words of praise are
heaped upon you, etc, etc.

Much like reaching the first rung of the
Honor Roll.

73, Dick, W1KSZ



On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Wes <wes_n7ws at triconet.org> wrote:

> I must be missing something.  DXCC Challenge requires 1000 confirmed
> band/countries.  Where does 3,000 come from?
>
>
> On 4/6/2016 9:46 AM, Richard W. Solomon wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
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