[RTTY] DXCC

[Michael Haack]

  What he said....

73 Mike, WB9B


On 08/03/2011 8:15 PM, Bill, W6WRT wrote:
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:57:32 -0400, "Joe Subich, W4TV"<lists at subich.com>  wrote:
>
>> It's time to put all of this behind us ...
> REPLY:
>
> I am not putting this behind me and I hope others don't either. The ARRL has
> made a major blunder with their decision and I intend to keep pestering them
> about it every chance I get.
>
> The ARRL should be increasing the scope of their awards, not shrinking it. There
> is no reason, other than laziness, for refusing to acknowledge the many
> different accomplishments possible with various combinations of bands and modes.
> There are many "firsts" waiting to be accomplished in Amateur Radio with regard
> to band-mode awards. How about the first 10 meter Hellschreiber DXCC? If someone
> wants to pursue it (and add a few dollars to the ARRL treasury) why not?
>
> Our hobby has a long history of recognizing people for new accomplishments in
> radio, big and little. We should be encouraging these pursuits, not discouraging
> them.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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