[SJDXA] Inactive DXCC petition

[Ross Lambert]

I agree 100% with you Bob.

Ross
W2TT

On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 4:51 PM Bob Schenck N2OO <n2oo at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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
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> 73!
>
> de Bob Schenck, N2OO
>
> President SJDXA!
>
> GO SJDXA!
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