Merv , Maybe the rules changed. Who knows? But it is sure confusing as the the U.S. Territories are ether DX or they aren't DX. Can you imagine if KP1, KP5, or even KH0 was active during this contest? What is even more difficult to understand is that in the past years KP1 counted for the VI section. Now wouldn't that be nice as you could work me and get credit for Navassa on 160 meters. Would the DXCC Branch give the same credit, no i really don't think so. Or if under the rules DX can work me because I am now DX how are they going to get the VI section? Under the (past) rules, if they have changed them and the release from the contest branch seems to indicate that, there was absolutely no way that stations in KH6, KL7, KP4 or KP2 could be competitive. My efforts don't even get listed in the results, At least now, and it seems to be the case with the press release, I am now in the "DX" category, I can get my score listed. Now if I am now a 5 pointer and also count as a needed VI section multipliers, that is great. At least I have a chance to get listed in the results as a "DX" entry. I am going to take the "release" signed by the contest branch at its word and refuse to work DX. The ARRL, i have found, doesn't ever like to admit mistakes, so I will assume this is not a mistake and proceed accordingly.
There is a problem, and that is that most logging programs will have to be changed to reflect the new status of the US territories as DX. If the British Virgin Islands, a few miles away, are DX in this contest then why not KP2? What is strange is that the DXCC Branch has one set of rules that would give credit of each of the U.S. Territories as DX and the Contest Branch across the room would not. AQ clear case of the left hand not agreeing to what the right hand is doing. Now if Tom Wagner N1MM and his team of code writers can update N1MM to the new circumstances before the contest, that would be great. if not I will manually edit all the hundreds of contacts and send it in as a DX entry. I am going to proceed as the release states and just not work any DX stations. Why not take the ARRL at its word? I had planned to work only DX stations as a personal protest to the previously weird rules as I have been trying to get the Contest Committee to realize how unfair and unbalanced they are. So maybe, as the ARRL Press Release states, now I can count both as a DX stations and an ARRL Section. I will now stop complaining and take them at their word and thank them for fixing this long enduring problem with the ARRL 160 meter "DX" contest. Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ On 11/25/2011 12:04 AM, Merv Schweigert wrote: > Explain that to all the DX stations I call for a new one during that > contest and > refuse to work me.. > Merv K9FD/KH6 ex KH7C >> There is an "advertisement" on the ARRL web site >> for the 160 meter contest at: >> >> http://www.arrl.org/news/reach-for-the-top-in-the-arrl-160-meter-contest >> >> Unfortunately, it states the KL7, KH6, etc count as DX. They actually >> count as ARRL sections. KV4FZ has been campaigning for years >> to educate DX stations who think they can't work him. >> >> Elsewhere, the site says DX to DX qsos don't count, and KL7 is DX, >> but KL7 can still work DX stations. Very confusing. >> >> Rick N6RK >> _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
