Topband: FT8

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Why do you care how I get DXCC?  It is my award.  I am not competing 
against you for DXCC.  I can choose to include or exclude any contact I 
want for DXCC.  These awards are individual.  The only reason people 
whine about these other modes as it lets more people into the honor 
roll  which is a good thing for the ARRL who is in the business of 
selling awards.

I have never figured out why my contacts made with FT8, JT65, RTTY or 
whatever mode should not count but every contact made by some guy using 
5kw or more is no problem or people using remote xmitters and receivers.

There is nothing pure about DXCC.  Never was never will.


On 10/25/2017 8:18 AM, Hans Hjelmström wrote:
> Correct Don/W2MPK
> A separate  digital dxcc  for FT8/JT65  should make it.These contacts no good
> for the other band/CW/SSB/Mixed awards. Just a separate one.
> BUT the official at arrl refused to even think of it. Very unpleasant answer from him.
>
> Kind regards
> Hans SM6CVX
>
>
>> 25 okt 2017 kl. 16:03 skrev Donald Moth via Topband <topband at contesting.com>:
>>
>> There was no thrill in the first FT8 contact I made  like the one I received when I worked W1BB using a Central Electronics 20A and a homebrew amp using 4 6AG7 tubes in grounded grid and an inverted " L " only 40 feet up.
>> Yes I'm an old geezer, be 90 in December and think there should be a separate digital DXCC. Only my openion.
>> Don W2MPK for OVER 60 YEARS.
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