Thanks Mike for your prompt answer. Rules are very clear about that situation. Thanks to all of YouTube for the great job you do checking QSO’s.
See u on top band. Jean-Paul Envoyé de mon iPad > Le 21 nov. 2018 à 16:32, Mike Cizek W0VTT <mgci...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > Hello Jean-Paul, > > From the current DXCC Rules: > > 9. Station Location and Boundary: > > a) All stations used to make contacts for a specific DXCC award must be > located within the same DXCC entity. > b) All transmitters and receivers comprising a station used for a specific > contact must be located within a 500-meter diameter circle. > c) QSOs made with legally licensed, remotely controlled stations are allowed > to be used for DXCC credit. > > This means it is legal to use a remote station to work DX, but it is NOT > legal to transmit from home and use a remote receive site. I know we all > have our own opinions on this, but this is what the rules say. > > Card checkers really have no way of knowing what the applicant was doing, but > we are told to note the time of the QSO on the application for all 160m QSOs. > If a W0 or W9 presents me with a card for a 160m QSO with JA at 1400z, which > is long after our sunrise, I will certainly make note of it on the > application. > > -- > 73, > Mike Cizek WØVTT > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Paul > Albert via Topband > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 07:16 > To: n...@n4is.com > Cc: Greg; topband; w...@w5zn.org > Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters > > Hi guys, > > What about remote stations (to transmit, to receive or both) for any awards ? > > Is any recommandations for checkers ? > > Best 73 > > Jean-Paul F6FYA / TM4Q > > Envoyé de mon iPad > > > Le 20 nov. 2018 à 18:55, <n...@n4is.com> <n...@n4is.com> a écrit : > > > > Hi Guys > > > > Here what I think is the problem. DXCC records and link accounts. This is a > > problem with CQ WAZ as well. Here some examples, Back in late 80's a PY1 > > send 40 cards to claim CQ WAZ 40 zones on 160m, just after HB9AMO Plaque # > > 1 - 13 June 1987 . K1MEM sent a letter to PY1RO to check the cards, and > > several cards was just impossible QSO's, like China during daytime and the > > Chinese station never worked on 160m. The certificate was canceled, however > > 10 to 20 years later the same guy apply again and get his WAZ original > > certificate number validate using old credits. The certificate was canceled > > but the filed credits not. > > > > Same thing on DXCC, after 10 years you can apply again, using link accounts, > > and using old credits on file. I've seen this with others PY, LZ and why not > > this OK. This is fixable. > > > > I understand the ARRL wants to be very discreate when someone is caught > > doing creative things, no moral or ethical help on publicity. > > > > So I believe it is just an internal broken process that allow linked > > accounts and old records to be used again without verification. > > > > The issue I see on LOTW is a lack of card check at the same level we have > > with paper QSL cards. > > > > Here some examples. PY3CEJ posted on his website a QSL card with a SSB QSO > > 11:30 am local noon time, and with only 100w. I call PY3CEJ and challenged > > him about this impossible QSO, few days latter the 4W guy uploaded on Club > > Log this fantastic QSO. If you look on the statistics there is only one > > single QSO on 160, 2 QSO's on 80m and 100's of QSO on 40m SSB, most with > > JA's. I cannot say that this QSO was uploaded to LOTW, but there is nothing > > to prevent it. > > > > In the last six years we've seen a large number of QSO during day time on > > 160m from several " groups club" , like the ongoing strong between PY, LZ > > and YB. QSO's on 160m on broad day sun light. Ongoing means last week with > > new impossible QSO's on Club Log and credits on the DXCC list latter for > > sure. > > > > The explanation from ARRL was that there is no way to stop "them". I don't > > agree with it, a simple code on LOTW DXCC validation can flag those daytime > > 160m QSO's for late "card check". > > > > The real thing here is the most dangerous behavior for our hobby. > > > > if you don't care I don' t mind, and I don't mind if you don't care. > > > > Please! we do care, and we do mint! Do something too!... > > > > 73's > > JC > > N4IS > > > > > > > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
