[SEDXC] DXAC PROPOSED CHANGES

[k4hb via SEDXC]

Absolutely Mike, either QSO via the airways for awards or communicate via the internet as we are doing now. If a contact involves wires, fiber optics, satellite uplinks/downlinks, or whatever telephone or internet services use, it ain't ham radio in my humble opinion. Like you, I have no problem with how people operate remote if it's for contacts that don't involve awards. I touch briefly on the subject here, and also mention the unfair advantage with these East and West Coast remote contest contacts, or any contacts that involve working toward awards.  http://www.k4hb.com/method.html

200KM (124 miles) is certainly a step in the right direction, but 100KM (62 miles) is better. 

As for the other proposals, here's my take. I'm for keeping the entity/country criteria the same, which is not to change the UN approval and ITU prefix requirements. I worked a couple of the Z6s and have the cards. They are nice cards, but of course useless for DXCC. If Kosovo is approved, I'll try to work them again. I'm also for not deleting anything on the current list. I still need 4, which are the BS rocks, P5, KP1, and Crozet. Don't want ARRL deleting my way to #1, I want to achieve the goal by traveling the same rocky road as many before me, or go SK trying.


 


73, Hal K4HB
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On Wed, 8/13/14, Mike Greenway <K4PI at BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:

 Subject: [SEDXC] DXAC PROPOSED CHANGES
 To: "SEDXC" <sedxc at contesting.com>
 Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 7:27 PM
 
 DXAC has some new proposals on the
 table you might like to read.  http://www.arrl.org/files/file/About%20ARRL/Committee%20Reports/2014/July/Doc_27.pdf
 The one of most interest to me was regarding remote station
 operation.  In my opinion they have proposed a good
 change in regard to DXCC and remote stations.  In my
 opinion the ability for someone to use remote stations on
 the east or west coast and claim those contacts for DXCC was
 an unfair advantage to those using only their home stations
 or remotes with a reasonable distance of their home
 QTH.  I have no problem with people using remotes on
 east or west coast as long as those contacts are not used to
 compete in the DXCC arena.  Their proposal limits
 remotes to 200 KM which I can live with.  This would
 not prohibit you from using your remote wherever you were
 located in the USA. ie on vacation, traveling salesman, but
 all contacts would be from your FCC home station accessed
 via remote or a remote within 200 KM of that home as I
 understand it.  
 
 I would have preferred 100 KM but 200 will be okay for
 me.  Please respond to the DXAC committee if you have
 an opinion on these proposed changes.  Gary K4MQG is
 the representative for this area.  His email address is
 listed on QRZ.  73 Mike K4PI
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