Someone has pointed out recently that for DXCC requirements, you could get by with 9 QSO's which would cover 160 through 10 meters. You only need one QSO each on CW, SSB and RTTY, so you could either fit them in amongst your 9 QSO's, or make a total of 11 QSO's to satisfy DXCC requirements.
The Leaderboards seem to be the things that are inspiring people to make 27 QSO's with the DX. I'm sure some of these stations that are coming out on top of the leadeboards have worked some of these stations previously on some of those band/modes, so it becomes mostly a thing of greed and ego. 73, Zack W9SZ On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <w...@subich.com> wrote: > > > > > On 6/5/2012 4:39 PM, Ryan Jairam wrote: > >> I don't really buy that argument. In the last days of a DXpedition, >> they're usually begging. >> > > You obviously did not attempt to work 7O6T on RTTY. The Europeans > monopolized the few available RTTY band slots and even chased 7O6T > off RTTY many times in the last days of the DXpedition. > > Quite simply, Leaderboards as currently structured encourage rampant > DX Hoggery and have no place in radiosport. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 6/5/2012 4:39 PM, Ryan Jairam wrote: > >> I don't really buy that argument. In the last days of a DXpedition, >> they're usually begging. >> >> Those who couldn't make a QSO probably couldn't make a QSO on a >> completely clear band anyway. There is only so much you can work with >> a dipole and 100 watts. >> >> And finally, DXing is competitive.You can be a good sport but you >> don't have to put yourself at a disadvantage to make others feel >> better. >> >> Ryan, N2RJ >> >> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV<w...@subich.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I think KQ8M's first comment in response to G7VJR's editorial is >>> on point. Clublog's "Leaderboards" should be modified to stop >>> counting at 11 "band slots." 11 (or 12 if the operation works >>> six meters) allows a station to work the operation on each band >>> plus pick up QSOs on CW, Digital, and voice. >>> >>> Quite frankly, in spite of falling prey to the seduction of high >>> leaderboard numbers a time or two myself, anyone who shows up with >>> more than 14 or 15 band slots is simply a DX HOG. There is simply >>> no excuse for such behavior. >>> >>> N1DG's presentation at Dayton clearly showed the DX HOGs do not >>> provide increased support (contributions with QSL) relative to >>> the number of band slots worked ... even the "more QSOs mean more >>> revenue" argument falls flat. >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> ... Joe, W4TV >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6/5/2012 2:54 PM, Paul M Dunphy wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> G7VJR's point of view (ClubLog creator and T32C participant): >>>> >>>> http://g7vjr.org/2012/06/**expedition-leaderboards-good-**or-bad/<http://g7vjr.org/2012/06/expedition-leaderboards-good-or-bad/> >>>> >>>> 73, Paul VE1DX >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**----------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to >>>> >>>> imail...@njdxa.org >>>> In the message body put either >>>> unsubscribe dx-chat >>>> >>>> or >>>> subscribe dx-chat >>>> >>>> This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org >>>> ------------------------------**----------------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------**----------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to >>> >>> imail...@njdxa.org >>> In the message body put either >>> unsubscribe dx-chat >>> >>> or >>> subscribe dx-chat >>> >>> This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org >>> ------------------------------**----------------------------- >>> >>> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------**----------------------------- > To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to > > imail...@njdxa.org > In the message body put either > unsubscribe dx-chat > > or > subscribe dx-chat > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org > ------------------------------**----------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org -----------------------------------------------------------
