Topband: DXCC Committe

[Jarda]

Hi,
Above all, to all of us previously born solid health during the period 
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Let me show you how one can be easily kicked out from 1 position in 
spite of meeting all the competition rules. Please read carefully all 
E-mails copies sequentially sorted. No more notes just facts from my 
side. Orginals of correspondence are available.
73, Jarda-OK1RD

on: 14-Feb-20
Dear Sharon
sorry to turn directly to you, but it seems to me to be the right way to 
go, to avoid any questioning of mine incidental further DXCC 160m 
application. It is true so :
I had nothing to call on the bands so I decided apply for DXCC on the 
other bands as well. I started to select QSL cards for DXCC on 40m band. 
I put together quite good score and during QSL 40m browsing I found QSL 
from 160m band among them. This is about QSL origin for my QSO with 
AH3C/KH5J from 1990 year on mentioned 160m band. I know I have this qso 
in my paper, that time, log but I was not able to find one before. This 
QSL is slightly damaged but all needed data are clearly seen on one. 
Since deciding on the validity of this ticket, it seems to me that it is 
fine, can only decide the ARRL DXCC office, I would like to send the QSL 
card directly to you instead of way via OK1MP. In case you agree I post 
you by registered mail this QSL card directly. You can investigate 
damage rate on place and in case decide if that QSL is acceptable for 
DXCC. Than I would apply for one.
Please advice me if this way above is O.K. for DXCC office.
Thank you for all and
best regards
Jarda, OK1RD

on: 14-Feb-20
Hello Jarda:
Yes, please send the card direct to my attention.
Thank you.
Sharon
Sharon Taratula
Awards Manager
ARRL Radiosport Department
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(r)
860-594-0269

on: 03-March-20
Dear Sharon,
based on our previous agreement concerning mildly damaged QSL card of 
AH3C/KH5J operation I sent one to your hands by registered mail on Feb. 
12ve already. I followed this letter but on Feb. 22nd this tracking the 
shipment was over because went to U.S.A.. Would you please inform me if 
the letter with QSL card arrived to your hands ?
Thank you for any news in advance.
73 Jarda, OK1RD
PS: I believe the card is not missing

on: 11-March-20
Jarda,
On March 4, 2020, we received a QSL Card that you submitted to ARRL for 
an OK1RD 160-Meter CW credit (a QSL Card claiming a QSO with Jarvis 
Island dated April 15, 1990). That original card is being returned 
herein. The card you supplied includes a white adhesive label - applied 
over the original card QSO information section - with a circular stain 
(water or other) over the signal report.
As all QSOs from this 1990 expedition are viewable online, and as the 
original logs are still available from the participants for QSO 
verification, a review of these Jarvis Island 1990 log records has been 
conducted with a finding that:
This operation had no QSO with OK1RD on 160 meters on any mode, and in fact;
The group had no European 160-meter QSOs at all on April 15, April 16, 
or April 17, 1990.
As the submission of otherwise Invalid QSL Confirmations (Eg, the 
claimed April 14, 1990, Jarvis Island 160-meter CW Card) is a violation 
of ARRL DXCC Rules, you are Disqualified from DXCC Membership.
Your current OK1RD, OK1YQ and OK7XX DXCC records (Awards for all bands 
and all modes) will be expunged (deleted), and your OK1RD, OK1YQ and 
OK7XX call signs will be removed from all DXCC listings.
DXCC Program Section 1, Rules 12, 13, 14 and 15 refer to the DXCC 
Program Requirements, Audit processes, Code of Conduct, and Binding 
Requirements.
Sincerely,
Bart Jahnke, W9JJ
ARRL Radiosport Manager
Sent Via Letter - Courier and Email

on: 11-March-20
Bart,
is funny to read your report, all can see that you are trying to kick me 
off from the ARRL DXCC program. My result on 160m band lying in stomach 
of a lot of HAMs from US mainly. But you are maybe misinformed because I 
have not present this QSL card as application for the DXCC program at 
all. I sent this card to Sharon just for appraisal. That means this one 
cannot be the basis for my disqualification from the DXCC program. My 
DXCC score on 160m was approved and all submitted QSL cards were double 
checked by OK1MP as regional manager and directly in the ARRL HQ. Again 
the QSL you mention has not come through my DXCC 160m application and 
not through OK1MP. You will have to think out some other reason how to 
take me out from the DXCC program.
Sincerely Jarda Semotan OK1RD
PS: based on my experiences not all expeditions qsos can be found in the 
LoTW logs. The qsl card is decisive. I have not found mentioned QSO in 
my log as well because that time I used paper log.

on: 22-March-20
The ARRL  Awards Committee NN1N at arrl.org
Gentlemen,
I would  like to ask you to decide my dispute with ARRL Radiosport 
Manager  Mr.Bart Jahnke, W9JJ.
I have been active on amateur bands since 1964 with a special interest 
on 160 m band- As you know,
to build up and effectively operate amateur radio station on that band  
requires  lot  of an effort and time  and the only reward could be the 
DXCC Program: the DXCC Award and the DXCC Standings.
My total score  - 348 countries – on 160 m was finally confirmed after 
careful inspection of all QSL cards at the DXCC  Desk  (ref. 1)  This 
meant that the people on first positions in the160 m Standings went one 
position down – and I can imagine –  they were not charmed. This year I 
have found incidentally an another card – the story is in ref.2 – and i 
wanted to know :  i) i  it is O.K. for an application   ii)  i tis not 
O.K.   for the following reasons  ……  full-stop.
Instead of, Mr.  Jahnke deliberately changed my request for a QSL card 
appraisal by the DXCC Desk
for an application  with the consequences in  ref. 3.  We can speculate 
for his real intention for  this action or who is behind it but for me 
it is quite clear: to kick me off by anyway from DXCC program. But such 
a deliberate act  can only violate the integrity of the DXCC Program.

73 Jarda Semotan, OK1RD
supplements : ref. 1 to ref.6  copies of E-mail correspondence

on: 22-March-20
  Jarda,
There is no appeal process for disqualification in DXCC.  The decision 
of the awards committee is final.
73,
Norm Fusaro, W3IZ
Director of Operations
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio™
225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA
Telephone: (860) 594-0230 FAX: (860) 594-0259
e-mail: w3iz at arrl.org
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