[SEDXC] DXCC Rule Change

[Dave - KB4ET]

Wayne Mills, N7NG

For a number of years, it has been accepted practice to post DXpedition QSO
information on a DXpedition Web site. Although this information is generally
limited to callsign, band and mode, it has been useful in reducing the
number of duplicate contacts in the DXpedition log. Publishing complete QSO
information, or information from which full QSO information can be derived,
on the other hand, threatens the integrity of the QSLing process, and is
unacceptable. There must be some information that the station claiming the
QSO provides based solely on actually being there when the QSO was made. If
complete QSO information can be derived from information based on the
DXpedition log, the QSL manager's job can be much more difficult if busted
calls are involved. To help minimize potential difficulties, therefore, the
following restriction has been approved by the Programs and Services
Committee, and added to the DXCC Accreditation Criteria, Section III.

The presentation in any public forum of logs or other representations of
station operation showing details of station activity or other information
from which all essential QSO elements (time, date, band, mode and callsign)
for individual contacts can be derived creates a question as to the
integrity of the claimed QSOs with that station during the period
encompassed by the log. Presentation of such information in any public forum
by the station operator, operators or associated parties is not allowed and
may be considered sufficient reason to deny ARRL award credit for contacts
with any station for which such presentations have been made. Persistent
violation of this provision may result in disqualification from the DXCC
program.