[SFDXA] This is a bad trend…..

[Todd Coulter]

I have copied another article about this issue from the website DX 
World. Interesting to note that DX World received an email from a SWODXA 
member about their use of the term " DXpedition of the Year". 
http://dx-world.net/

Todd
N4JRZ


    We’re not allowed to use DXpedition of the Year any more!
    <http://dx-world.net/2014/were-not-allowed-to-use-dxpedition-of-the-year-any-more/>

    Saturday Jan 11, 2014

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Yes, that’s right. The SouthWest Ohio DX Association 
<http://www.swodxa.org/> have decided to trademark (™) “/DXpedition of 
the Year/” and “/DX Dinner/“.

Next time you visit your local radio convention and talk about previous 
DXpeditions over some lunch be careful not to mention the above phrases; 
they are, in essence, SWODXA’s.

Not long after announcing the DXpedition of the Year 
<http://dx-world.net/2014/result-dx-world-dxpedition-of-the-year/> by DX 
World would be running for three weeks between Dec/Jan, I received an 
email attributed to a member of SWODXA informing “/DXpedition of the 
Year/” was copyright and I should be careful when using it. I replied in 
kind…[click me! 
<http://dx-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/msg3.jpg>]  <- note the 
email address.

Simply, this trademark issue does not affect those outwith the USA. 
Anyhow, to continue the theme, have a read of the following pages.

1) http://n6pse.wordpress.com/2014/01/08/this-is-a-bad-trend-2/

2) 
http://www.ae5x.com/blog/2014/01/11/shameful-behavior-from-the-southwest-ohio-dx-association/

3) http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php/topic,94384.0.html

I’m sure there will be more blog posts written about this soon enough, 
but do members of SWODXA feel comfortable their donations / hard earned 
money is being used this way?

Before I sign off, let me say that it’s kind of ironic SWODXA list 
<http://www.swodxa.org/links.htm> DX World as a reference, considering 
the global ‘DXpedition of the Year’ poll just finished here.

Meanwhile, I personally have been a pilot station for “/The DXpedition 
of the Year™” /in 2011 and 2012, receiving trophies for both. If, as is 
quite possible, K9W become the next DXpedition (I have been involved 
with at pilot level) to win this award, I sure do not want a third 
trophy with SWODXA’s name on it.

Unless a rethink is not too late?

Col, MM0NDX @ DX World