Charlie, I am sure that if he could he sure would!!!
73, Ted K2QMF On Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:22:55 -0500 "Charlie Cunningham" <[email protected]> writes: > Well, maybe so, Ted. But I'd be really impressed if Martti would > mount a > major expedition to North Korea! > > 73,, > Charlie, K4OTV > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 5:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: DXCC Desk? > > Hi Charlie, > > There are a lot of "entities" that we, as hams, count as countries > for DXCC > credit! > > It makes going for the award all that much more fun!! > > 73, > Ted K2QMF > > > On Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:57:03 -0500 "Charlie Cunningham" > <[email protected]> writes: > > Well, I will be pleased and my faith in DXCC will be restored when > > > they delete the farce of "Scaffold Reef" - "B.S.- seven- hotel"!. > As > > far as I'm concerned, I f you can't sleep on it and prepare meals > on > > it - it ain't a "country"! I by any stretch of the imagination! ( > I > > did work BS7H and have it confirmed, but it's not a "country"!) > > > > 73, > > Charlie, K4OTV > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Joe > > Subich, W4TV > > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 3:56 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Topband: DXCC Desk? > > > > > > Herb, > > > > Get your "facts" straight ... the issues you raise happened in the > > > main more than 20 years ago. The latest DXCC rules revision "DXCC > > > 2000" > > has > > greatly simplified (and removed the subjectivity) from the > entities > > criteria (although there are those who can't read a map properly > and > > screw up the separation between Saba and Bonaire). > > > > The current criteria are quite simple and transparent - leaving > very > > little "interpretation" as to what qualifies as a "political > entity", > > or "Geographic Separation Entity". There is simply no opportunity > for > > the backroom politics under the current rules. In that regard the > > > issues about which you are kvetching have been resolved for 15 > years. > > > > 73, > > > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > > > On 11/18/2013 3:33 PM, Herb Schoenbohm wrote: > > > Gents... Amateur radio is supposed to be devoid of politics as > > much as > > > possible. but the more you dig the worse it gets. I once > attended > > an > > > IARU Region II meeting in Jamaica and was amazed by all the > > wheeling and > > > dealing going on with DXCC accreditation at the core. That was > > nearly 50 > > > years ago and it seems not much has changed. I had even heard > > that the > > > ops at 706T where banned from working any 4X4's but the sharp > ops > > with a > > > wink and a nod just logged VX4*** rather than mentioning > anything > > on the > > > air. Would the ARRL "DXCC Desk" discredit a single 4X4 in need > of > > this > > > one? I sort of doubt it. At times there are bona fide reasons > to > > make > > > exception. Also the creation of private DX preserves by the > ARRL > > for > > > certain Radio Societies is legend. In fact KP5 (Desecheo) > should > > never > > > have been granted DXCC status when Mona Island which permits > > visitors > > > was refused. Additionally Water Island, which KP2A fought for > > for > > > years, was clearly not part of the USVI and until recently > > administered > > > solely by the U.S. Department of interior. But so the story > goes > > that > > > hams in Puerto Rico had decided to join the IARU as a distinct > > and > > > unique entity apart from the U.S. and the creation of a private > > DXCC > > > location was the price the ARRL paid to halt those plans. The > > DXCC > > > rules have been anything but consistant and have been bent and > > twisted > > > like a heavily gerrymander congressional district to purposely > > include > > > or exclude voters of certain just to satisfy some. > > > > > > > > > Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/18/2013 3:47 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > >> > > >> Len, > > >> > > >>> Why, you might ask after all this suffering, is that this > > nation > > >>> still is not recognazid as a separate entity to this very > small > > >>> world of the global assembly that Ham radio really is? > > >> > > >> Ask the Serbs and Russians why they blocked Kosovar membership > in > > the > > >> UN and prevented ITU from assigning a callsign block, dialing > > prefix > > >> and internet TLD? If the Serbs and Russians recognize the > > Palestine > > >> they could certainly allow Kosovo similar international > > privileges. > > >> > > >> Kosovo is recognized by the US as an "independent state" (see: > > >> http://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm) and like the EU the US > > > >> maintains diplomatic relations with Kosovo. Unfortunately, the > > > >> DXCC Rules (see: > > http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/DXCC%20Rules.pdf) > > >> do not include the US DOS "Independent States in the World" > > listing as > > >> a qualifying option for a "Political (Rule 1) Entity". > > >> > > >> 73, > > >> > > >> ... Joe, W4TV > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _________________ > > > Topband Reflector > > > > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector > > > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. 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