Mike, Heres some more feedback from Don, W2MPK (below) I'm sure he meant it to go to the reflector mail too so you would get it
Bob K6UJ > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Donald Moth <dnem...@aol.com> > Subject: Re: Topband: Fwd: ARRL Board meets next week - I'm looking for input > Date: July 10, 2015 at 5:59:30 PM PDT > To: k...@pacbell.net > > It should not be allowed, It makes all my hard work since 1957 worth > absolutely nothing. Might just as well burn my DXCC with 369 countries on it, > Damn I'm mad > Don W2MPK > > Donald Moth > dnem...@aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Harmon <k...@pacbell.net> > To: topband <topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Fri, Jul 10, 2015 8:42 pm > Subject: Re: Topband: Fwd: ARRL Board meets next week - I'm looking for input > > Mike, > > I also do not like the idea of remote station operation being > acceptable for DXCC. > (Charlie, you have one more year on me, I was licensed > in 1958 :-) > I have pursued the DXCC awards for all these years and now to allow > remote op to be granted > the same awards gives the DXCC awards almost zero > value. Whether the remote operation is > rented or self owned it makes no > difference. I'm sure a lot of us have the same thinking on this > but haven't > had the opportunity to express our feelings. Actually I believe the majority > of > ARRL DXers feel this > way. I think the board needs to find a way to get input > from the majority ! > Lastly, One consideration for the board to look at is to > have a separate DXCC category for remote operation. Then > everyone is happy and > there would be a level playing field for each category, home station or > remote. > (After all that is the > crux of the issue) > > > 73, > Bob > K6UJ > > > > > On Jul > 10, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Charles Cu nningham <charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com > <mailto:charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com>> > wrote: > > > > Hi, Mike > > > > Well, I've been licensed and a DXer since February > 1957. In my opinion > > remote stations and operations should NOT be acceptable > for DXCC. Perhaps a > > special NEW DXCC could be established for those > operations Most of us over > > the decades have worked diligently so improve our > stations and antennas > > within the bounds available to us! To have to compete > with remote Super > > Stations that are sited to provide significant advantages > on certain DX > > paths or bands REALLY spoils it for oo many of us, and > establishes is as a > > "Sport for the Rich" like so many other things in our > society! I am opposed > > to offering conventional "DXCC" credit for remote > operations! > > > > 73, > > Charlie, K4OTV > > > > > > > > -----Original > Message----- > > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com > > <mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com?>] On Behalf > Of Tony > > K1AMF > > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 10:10 AM > > To: > topband@contesting.com <mailto:topband@contesting.com> > > Subject: Topband: Fwd: ARRL Board meets next week - > I'm looking for input > > > > FYI, now's your chance to speak up if you haven't > already. Please e-mail > > N2YBB or other ARRL board members directly with any > questions or comments. > > Not looking to rehash things here on the reflector. > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: ARRL Members Only Web site > <memberl...@www.arrl.org <mailto:memberl...@www.arrl.org>> > > Date: 07/09/2015 7:01 PM (GMT-05:00) > > To: > k1...@live.com <mailto:k1...@live.com> > > Subject: ARRL Board meets next week - I'm looking for input > > > > > Hello, > > > > Next week, the Board of Directors will be holding their second > meeting of > > the year. One of the topics up for discussion is the recent > change in DXCC > > rules, particularly as to the use of remote operations for > DXCC credit. > > > > I would be interested in knowing what you, the ARRL member, > feel about the > > rules for DXCC. In particular, I would like to know what your > opinion is > > regarding crediting (for awards) DX contacts made by remote > control > > operations, be they through self owned or rented stations. > > > > I > would be also be interested in your experiences if you have operated > > remotely > in chasing DX for DXCC credit. > > > > If you have any other items of interest, > please also let me know. > > > > Thank you. > > > > 73 de Mike N2YBB > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ARRL > Hudson Division > > Director: Mike Lisenco, N2YBB > > n2...@arrl.org <mailto:n2...@arrl.org> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To > unsubscribe from messages, go to: > > > http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/9f9aac45c9716441c7caaf5957d1c686 > <http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/9f9aac45c9716441c7caaf5957d1c686> > > _________________ > > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > <http://www.contesting.com/_topband> > > > > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - > http://www.contesting.com/_topband <http://www.contesting.com/_topband> > > _________________ > Topband Reflector > Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > <http://www.contesting.com/_topband> _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband