Hi Ron, Na, I think you got it right and actually DXbase does allow phone mode award in all cases. In our frequent comments about the Valid field, it is usually associated with CW and so we've gotten accustomed to just referring to mode when actually we mean the CW mode.
Cheers, Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Stordahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DXBase" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:43 PM Subject: [DXBase] Mixed and Mode prior to Jan 1, 1975 > DXBase help file says that QSO's prior to 1975 are not eligible for > band/mode awards. > > But here is what the ARRL web page says: > > a) Mixed (general type): Contacts may be made using any mode since November > 15, 1945. > > b) Phone: Contacts must be made using radiotelephone since November 15, > 1945. Confirmations for cross-mode contacts for this award must be dated > September 30, 1981, or earlier. > > c) CW: Contacts must be made using CW since January 1, 1975. Confirmations > for cross-mode contacts for this award must be dated September 30, 1981, or > earlier. > > d) RTTY: Contacts must be made using radioteletype since November 15, 1945. > (Baudot, ASCII, AMTOR and packet count as RTTY.) Confirmations for > cross-mode contacts for this award must be dated September 30, 1981, or > earlier > > Seems to me that Phone and RTTY contacts prior to Jan 1, 1975 are eligible > for band mode. For example I have a RTTY Q with SM6CSC on 13/Sept/1965 and > I am expecting this to be accepted toward my RTTY DXCC totals. > > So I would think that the valid box should be checked as follows for Q's > prior to Jan 1, 1975: > > CW - mixed > Phone - mixed and mode > RTTY - mixed and mode. > > Do I misunderstand this? > > Ron N5IN > > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
