Topband: 160 meter QSL card checking

[Andreas Junge]

Why not publish the current rule regarding 160M field checking and remove the confusion:

http://www.arrl.org/dxcc-field-checkin <http://www.arrl.org/dxcc-field-checkin>


1) Entities Eligible for Field Checking:

 
a) With an exception for 160 Meters, cards for all current and deleted entities dating back to November 15, 1945 can be checked. Cards for 160 Meters can only be checked by Card Checkers who currently hold an active 160 Meter DXCC, ARRL Headquarters staff who have been authorized by the Manager of the Radiosport Department, or existing Card Checkers who agree to allow their work to be vetted by the Radiosport Department. The Manager of the Radiosport Department shall make a special reporting form <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/Convention%20Form.pdf> available for this purpose. 160 Meter Card Checkers can be found on the complete list of DXCC 160 Card Checkers.

 
So, there still is a 160M DXCC requirement and it CAN be waived by the manager of the Radio Sport Department OR the card checker has to submit an additional form requesting his/her work to be  checked by the Radio Sport Department when the paperwork gets in.

The form is here:

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/Convention%20Form.pdf <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/Convention%20Form.pdf>

As for not having coverage in a certain area - volunteer to be a checker!  

Yes, I am a card checker, no I don't have my 160M DXCC yet, but I am up to #87 :-) 

And Wayne, I am the guy who’s house is 2 down from where you made your first ever QSO when you were a kid :-)

73, Andreas, N6NU

> On Oct 11, 2019, at 8:39 AM, n7ng at bresnan.net wrote:
> 
> See "Field Checking of QSL Cards, 1) a)
> It seems the rule was "unliberalized" to some extent . . . 
> 
> -- N7NG/7
> 
> 	-----------------------------------------From: "n4cc" 
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Cc: 
> Sent: Friday October 11 2019 9:13:10AM
> Subject: Re: Topband: 160 meter QSL card checking
> 
> Any card checker can check 160 meter cards now. The requirement for
> the card checker to have 160 meter DXCC was dropped. 73, Greg- N4CC
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> -------- Original message --------From: Herbert Schoenbohm  Date:
> 10/11/19 9:00 AM (GMT-07:00) To: n4cc at windstream.net Cc:
> dx-check at reflector.arrl.org, TopBand List  Subject: Re: Topband: 160
> meter QSL card checking This is frustrating indeed as there are no
> DXCC card checkers in the USVI with 160-meter DXCC which the ARRL
> requires. They refuse to explain why. OK, so I will send the cards to
> them. But wait, this requires an online application. But when I fill
> it out and put in my zip code and location the "State" box does not
> provide for the U.S. Virgin Islands for the card return information.
> So when I go to the foreign section there is no selection for the U.S.
> Virgin Islands. Does anyone have any idea oon what I should do? I am a
> an ARRL member for over 60 years but continue to be given rough
> treatment by HQ.Herb, KV4FZOn Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 11:50 AM  wrote: 
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