HS0ZCW, who sometimes operates as K4VUD said "Maybe it is time to
re-think
the DXCC status of this place?"
This would set a terrible precedence! We must follow the DXCC rules
otherwise we will destroy the very fabric of the integrity of the DXCC
program. If we do as Charles suggests for BS7H what will be next? This
is
a slippery slope. Anyone could then make the same case for many other
counters on the DXCC list. I won't give examples but one could easily
list
many more countries for their "own personal" reasons. We have gone down
this road many times over the years. So there is no need to repeat this
thread. There is one and only one way for a DXCC Entity (country) to be
removed from the DXCC list.
Notice I said removed! I don't think many people realize the next
country
that does not meet the DXCC criteria will be removed, not deleted, as
there
will be no more deletes because of the results of DXCC 2000. That's
right a
removal, which will be as if you never worked it! More on that
discussion
later.
Back to the one and only way to remove a current counter from the DXCC
list.
The only way is if the said entity no longer meets the criteria in which
put
it on the list to begin with. Rules that are made up afterwards do not
affect its status. Remember BS7H was added to the list back in the mid
90s.
Then afterwards in an effort to not have any others added to the list
like
Scarborough Reef the "100 meter high tide" rule was added. Believe me
you
don't want to remove anything off the DXCC list, unless it does not meet
the
criteria.
I wonder how many have actually read the DXCC rules?
http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/rules.html
Notice I said read them, not understood them all! Some are hard to
understand, but then again so are some of the counters on the list!
See you in the next pileup?
Bernie, W3UR
Bernie McClenny, W3UR
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles
Harpole
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 01:39
To: [email protected]
Subject: [DX-CHAT] BS7H thoughts
Fellow DXers.... Prior to the latest BS7H op, I had not given the Rocks
any
attention and had only a vague notion of what is there. But today I read
the web sites, saw the photos, and listened to James' super interview
while
on site. I come away of two minds... one with great appreciation and awe
at
the accomplishment and second with a deeper understanding of how truly
dangerous this op was.
Of course, I congratulate all who make this happen and especially to men
who
were willing genuinely to risk their lives to do the op. Let nothing
take
away from that.
However, I have to ask if this set of rocks is worth the risks? I know
mountain climbers die in their efforts and there are many other very
dangerous "sport" activities, but should we as a hobby sanction placing
our
fellow hams into a place where the slightest bad weather, lightning
strike,
or just a nasty fall would have been an easy-to-happen disaster. How
would
we feel as hams if the worst had happened there? How much should we
depend
on LUCK? I think anyone can go where ever they please, but not with the
sanction and official stamp of our great avocation.
Maybe it is time to re-think the DXCC status of this place?
Charles Harpole
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