Back when the DXCC rules were changed to eliminate the requirement that
all
contacts must be made from within a 150 (?) mile radius to "all contacts
must be made from within the same entity" the hobby was in a much
different
place.
I think they need two awards.
1.) All contacts from a person's own station, all on site, and a site change
only within a reasonable distance.
2.) The present rules that have been in place.
The problem becomes, as it is in any sport, personal ethics. Two awards
would at least defuse the legal debate.
1. Grandfather all credits to-date -- whether they were obtained from one
location, moving all over a given DXCC entity or via any type of remote
2. Revert back to DXCC being determined by station location, not the
operator. To allow for local moves establish a 150 mile radius within
which
the station location may be moved.
Bingo. Two awards.
3. Each operator gets to pick ONE location from which he may feed his DXCC
award going forward. This can be a traditional home station, his personal
remote station, or a commercial remote. But pick ONE and stick with it. No
more clicking from one coast to another.
That would fit the second "one station only" class.
Sure, there will be questions on enforceability -- but you have that now
with excessive power, the "all equipment within 300 meters" rule, and so
on.
If this is a really big deal to someone, establish a DXCC OO position and
scatter them around the world (like that would be a fun job!).
Cheaters and sore sports will always be part of any competitive situation.
Generally anything that that levels the field against one person will be
taken as bad by that person, and fair by others.
Personally, I just enjoy the technology. I care less about the awards,
especially since a noticable percentage of QSO's are not even actual QSO's
by the defintion of a radio information exchange.
I just don't understand why anyone feels their value as a contributing Ham
depends on how difficult a time they can publically give others, how they
can best make others feel bad, or how they compare to someone else in some
award or score. I mean, it is fun to win a contest and fun to work a
country, but all this silly bickering and wild unfounded accusations remind
me more of MMA fighting than a technical, educational, hobby.
:-)
73 Tom
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