"deleted countries are no longer confirmable"
I know what you meant Bill but deleted countries are still confirmable. They
are just not workable where they will count! HI
In January 2014, when I first started using ClubLog, I uploaded my entire
log and it sent back a report showing one of my contacts was logged with the
wrong entity. The contact was with VQ9HCS for a 15 meter SSB contact in
1974. ClubLog said the entity should be Aldabra. So I started investigating
it and Aldabra had become a deleted country after I made the contact. The
operator was SK but the QSL manager was not. I was able to obtain a card!
I sent email to Bill Moore, NC1L, with the ARRL Awards Branch, and replied
that it would count as Aldabra. Even though I haven't had the card checked
yet, it should be good for Aldabra according to Bill.
My only question about deleting KH5K, is why can't they delete Scarborough
Reef. That being a DXCC entity is a bunch of !@#$%^.
73, Don AA5AU
-----Original Message-----
From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:10 AM
To: rtty@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] DXCC Honor Roll
This is an old story, but perhaps it should be retold from time to time. I
originally saw it in QST some years ago.
There is only one person in the history of DXCC who has worked and confirmed
every DXCC country, including deleted ones, up until the time of his death:
W1GKK. No one can ever accomplish it again because deleted countries are no
longer confirmable. And the amazing thing is he did it all on one band: 20
meters. In the roll of DXers, W1GKK stands alone.
He summed up his philosophy quite simply: Be there when they're there.
History lesson for today.
73, Bill W6WRT
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