[CQ-Contest] CAC Ruminations About ARRL DX Exchange

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

See below:

>>
>> Contesters,
>>     The ARRL CAC welcomes your input. Contact your CAC Representative to
>> make your voice heard. The discussion is looking at possible changes to
>> the ARRL DX Exchange. Possibilities include:
>>   1) Its not broke..so don't fix it
>>   2) Change the exchange to more accurately score the log using:
>>       a)IARU Zones
>>       b)Grid Squares
>>       c)short country abbreviations
>>       d)mandating portable identifiers on stations out of their call area

Since the FCC no longer requires us to change call signs when we move,
making USA call areas moot under the law, even though I have a K2 call
in North Carolina, I am NOT portable. The legal meaning of W4/K2AV is
that I am operating in 4 land, not at the address implied by my
license information. And I seem to recall even that was watered down
recently. 

This is a bad idea. If you want true geography, then use grids or
states or some such. 

If I refused to use W4/ would you throw the log out?

>>   3) Change the exchange to eventually go to a distance based scoring
>> mechanism while keeping the  US/VE works Dx & DX works US/VE concept
>>     Several of the CAC members are lurkers on this reflector..so discuss
>> away..here and on the air and anywhere anyone will listen to whatever you
>> feel is right.... but most importantly with your own division
>> Contest Advisory Representative.
>>     Much better than the cut number thread isn't it?
>>     73 and I remain,
>>      Lew  CAC Chairman
>>      Northwest Division Representative
>>
>>          Lew  Sayre   W7EW/W7AT           lew at teleport.com
>>          P.O.Box  3110                    Fax 503-391-2258
>>          Salem, Oregon 97302              160M thru 1296MHz
>>
>>
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73, Guy
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Guy Olinger, K2AV
k2av at qsl.net
Apex, NC, USA


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