[SJDXA] Inactive DXCC petition

[Bob Schenck N2OO]

SJDXA members,

I am passing along a copy of a petition from the Virginia DX Century Club
recently sent to the ARRL DXAC for consideration that asks to "dilute" the
current DXCC rules regarding "inactive" country/entity status.

As a longtime DXCC award chaser, I am strongly opposed to this suggested
rule change. The DXCC Honor Roll, and even more so, the DXCC #1 club (work
them all) are supposed to be difficult and challenging. Some entities are
inactive for political reasons, some for access problems, and some for cost
problems. To create such a rule would dilute the challenge of working the
rarest of the rare and make the DXCC award far less meaningful.

Looking back, I can remember waiting for many years to have a chance to work
entities like CHINA, Laccadives, Albania, North Korea, Spratly, Myanmar and
the list goes on. But eventually, through persistence, patience, and
consistency I prevailed in working them all (currently 340 on the overall
active list). Attaining Honor Roll status (currently working 330 of the 340)
is still a challenge but certainly attainable for anyone willing to devote
the time and energy. Also worth noting is that the basic award for DXCC is
for 100 entities with endorsements issued as you climb the ladder.  For the
Mixed, Phone, CW, Digital (RTTY), 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10-Meter DXCC
Awards, stickers are issued in exact multiples of 50 (i.e. 150, 200) between
100 and 250 DXCC credits, in multiples of 25 between 250 and 300, and in
multiples of 5 above 300 DXCC credits. So, there are plenty of challenges as
you work through the list of entities.

I would like to send this same explanation to K2CS (The Atlantic Div DXAC
member and chairman) on behalf of SJDXA.

If you have any thoughts, please pass them along to me at n2oo at sjdxa.org
<mailto:n2oo at sjdxa.org> 

 

 

73!

de Bob Schenck, N2OO

President SJDXA!

GO SJDXA!

www.sjdxa.org <http://www.sjdxa.org> 

 

 

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