Topband: FYI Robot contacts"outlawed" by ARRL

Cecil chacuff at cableone.net
Wed Aug 21 11:06:29 EDT 2019


If you expected FT8 to be disallowed in whole...that's not happening.

Cecil
K5DL

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On Aug 21, 2019 9:56 AM, k3ky at radioprism.com wrote:
>
> In other words, NO CHANGE. Non-audible contacts still count 
> for DXCC. In a word, disgusting. Also disappointing. 
>
> I stopped participating in the DXCC awards a while back, 
> anyway. This ugly reality assures there is ZERO chance I 
> would ever participate in that program again. 
>
> The Dickensian character Ebeneezer Scrooge sums it all up 
> thusly: "Bah Humbug!" 
>
> David K3KY 
>
>
>
> (You wrote:) 
>
> Found it 
>
> Mike va3mw 
>
>
> 35. Ms, Jairam moved, seconded by Mr. Williams: WHEREAS, there has been 
> a 
> growing concern over fully automated contacts being made and claimed for 
> DXCC credit, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, on the recommendation of the 
> Programs and Services Committee, the Board directs that DXCC rule 6 be 
> amended to add 6a, as the following: 6a. Each contact claimed for DXCC 
> credit must include contemporaneous direct initiation by the operator on 
> both sides of the contact. Initiation of a contact may be locally or by 
> remote. 
>
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