[RTTY] RTTY DXCC

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > Its not just disk operations and data selection.

It's also the cost of maintaining an additional set of records, annual
listings, developing and maintaining an "Honor Roll" for each sub-mode,
etc.

Unlike WAS, DXCC is not "just" the initial 100 entity award.  With WAS
assembling the 50 confirmations for the specific band, mode, sub-mode,
power level, etc, is a one time endeavor as is adding an endorsement
"all while sending with the left foot while standing on the head" along
with the operator's name and call on a stock WAS certificate.  There
are no special, progressive or ongoing award listings for any award in
the WAS program.

If you want a basic, "100 country" DXCC endorsed "all RTTY" with no
additional country endorsements - perhaps that's something the DXAC,
Awards Committee, and Board of Directors might consider.  It does not
add significantly to the infrastructure and staff costs of the DXCC
program.  However, creating a fifth parallel DXCC award for one of
many (and arguably no longer the most popular) digital modes is absurd
since the "RTTY" (now Digital) DXCC has accepted confirmations for any
digital mode for at least 30 years without controversy.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 8/4/2011 1:54 PM, Neal Campbell wrote:
> Thats just the cost of storing the data. Someone has to oversee the program,
> QC the certificates, mail them, accept credits from non-LoTW submissions,
> validate specific mode qualifications of DXpeditions, etc.
>
> Then there is the cost of additional storage, cpu horsepower, etc. These
> include system admin, operations, utilities, etc.
>
> Its not just disk operations and data selection.
>
> 73
> Neal
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Bill, W6WRT<dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>
>> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>>
>> On Thu, 4 Aug 2011 13:18:08 -0400, Neal Campbell<abrohamneal at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We do not know the overhead of running a
>>> certificate program, nor the additional cost of running one more, two
>> more,
>>> etc.
>>
>> REPLY:
>>
>> I think the only cost would be hiring a programmer to create a program
>> which
>> will sort through the database to pick out the desired bands and modes
>> which
>> were requested. The database is already there, and the cost of redoing the
>> certificate a bit would be minimal.
>>
>> Once the program is written, the cost of running it would be minimal and of
>> course would be covered by the fee for each new certificate requested.
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
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