[RTTY] Digital DXCC or ARRL Board of Directors, respectfully: have my strong disagreement

[Michael Haack]

  LOTW already tracks DXCC and WAS, and already recognizes the Various 
Modes including RTTY.
  There is no reason it couldn't be tracked for both a RTTY and 
"DIGITAL" DXCC.

And if the RTTY DXCC award has already accepted "all digital modes...for 
more the 25 years"
Why is there an obviously overwhelming reason to fix it now.??

Again, If the intention was at all to foster use of the the new modes, 
wouldn't a "Digital" DXCC Award give all of us something else to chase.
I still have space on my wall, right next to my RTTY DXCC.

73, Mike WB9B



On 08/03/2011 10:35 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> Separate Digital (all digital modes except RTTY) and RTTY DXCC
> will never fly with the DXAC, Awards Committee and the Board of
> Directors.
>
> There is no way to verify which digital mode/encoding was used.
> There are no separate DXCC awards for AM vs. Phone (all other analog
> and voice modes except full AM).  Finally, ARRL do not want to make
> the DXCC program into one with nearly 500 separate awards (like WAS)
> ... they will not even do separate single band DXCC awards for CW,
> Phone or Digital.  And most importantly, all digital modes have
> already been accepted for the "RTTY" award for more than 25 years.
>
> 73,
>
>      ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
> On 8/3/2011 11:14 AM, Boyan wrote:
>> I fully support Andrei.
>>
>> 73 Boyan LZ8E
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Andrei Stchislenok<asnp3d at gmail.com>
>> To: Kok Chen<chen at mac.com>
>> Cc: "Joe Subich, W4TV"<lists at subich.com>; RTTY Reflector<rtty at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 4:26 AM
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Digital DXCC or ARRL Board of Directors, respectfully: have my strong disagreement
>>
>> I would leave RTTY as it is and grouped all others digital modes into
>> "DIGITAL".
>>
>> WE have here: (and will die with them):
>>
>> CW,
>>
>> PHONE,
>>
>> RTTY,
>>
>> DIGITAL.
>>
>> 2011/8/2 Kok Chen<chen at mac.com>
>