Topband: Proposal for Modification of DXCC Rules

[Joel Harrison]

Larry - very interesting proposal worth serious consideration!

For the record, per your request, I am affiliated only with me, the
amateur, and do not use a remote station

73 Joel W5ZN


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> A few days ago someone on the reflector suggested "if you don't like the
> DXCC rules get them changed". Here's a proposal designed to maintain a
> certain amount of integrity in the DXCC program while allowing for the use
> of remotes, both personal and commercial. This should help those in
> HOA-restricted communities, those whose careers require frequent
> moves/travel and, in some cases, advance technical knowledge of the
> licensee
> -- all the arguments one hears defending the use of remotes.
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> Back when the DXCC rules were changed to eliminate the requirement that
> all
> contacts must be made from within a 150 (?) mile radius to "all contacts
> must be made from within the same entity" the hobby was in a much
> different
> place. The changes were made, in part, to accommodate an increasingly
> mobile
> workforce who wanted to maintain their DXCC totals. Today, one can access
> personal or commercial remotes from anywhere in the world. Here's the
> proposal:
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> 1. Grandfather all credits to-date -- whether they were obtained from one
> location, moving all over a given DXCC entity or via any type of remote
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> 2. Revert back to DXCC being determined by station location, not the
> operator. To allow for local moves establish a 150 mile radius within
> which
> the station location may be moved.
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> 3. Each operator gets to pick ONE location from which he may feed his DXCC
> award going forward. This can be a traditional home station, his personal
> remote station, or a commercial remote. But pick ONE and stick with it. No
> more clicking from one coast to another.
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> Sure, there will be questions on enforceability -- but you have that now
> with excessive power, the "all equipment within 300 meters" rule, and so
> on.
> If this is a really big deal to someone, establish a DXCC OO position and
> scatter them around the world (like that would be a fun job!).
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> Gotta move to a new QTH across the country and don't want to start over?
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> establish a remote within 150 miles of your current location, or set one
> up
> at the local radio club for members to use. This might even encourage RHR
> to
> put remotes in all metro areas to accommodate such moves. Win-win for
> everyone.
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> In the interest of transparency, if you want to weigh in on this
> discussion,
> please indicate your affiliation with any commercial remote business
> and/or
> your use/non-use of remotes to feed your awards today.
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> Larry K5RK
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