[RTTY] DXCC

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

"The ARRL should be increasing the scope of their awards, not shrinking it."

They are doing neither. They are simply renaming the award to embrace 
all digital communications. As a prolific operator of PSK31, I have 
worked DXCC on that mode. I certainly don't want "RTTY DXCC" printed on 
my certificate. I didn't work those 100+ stations on RTTY.

That said, I agree there could be an opportunity for the ARRL to 
generate "Awards Revenue" if they expanded the existing award system. 
But that's a different cost/benefit decision they need to make. THAT 
would be the question to ask the directors, whether anyone has been 
assigned the task to investigate it and create a report.

Don't waste the ARRL's time by arguing about the placement of ink dots 
on a certificate that has no relevance to reality.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

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On 8/3/2011 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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