Larry - very interesting proposal worth serious consideration! For the record, per your request, I am affiliated only with me, the amateur, and do not use a remote station
73 Joel W5ZN > > > A few days ago someone on the reflector suggested "if you don't like the > DXCC rules get them changed". Here's a proposal designed to maintain a > certain amount of integrity in the DXCC program while allowing for the use > of remotes, both personal and commercial. This should help those in > HOA-restricted communities, those whose careers require frequent > moves/travel and, in some cases, advance technical knowledge of the > licensee > -- all the arguments one hears defending the use of remotes. > > > > Back when the DXCC rules were changed to eliminate the requirement that > all > contacts must be made from within a 150 (?) mile radius to "all contacts > must be made from within the same entity" the hobby was in a much > different > place. The changes were made, in part, to accommodate an increasingly > mobile > workforce who wanted to maintain their DXCC totals. Today, one can access > personal or commercial remotes from anywhere in the world. Here's the > proposal: > > > > 1. Grandfather all credits to-date -- whether they were obtained from one > location, moving all over a given DXCC entity or via any type of remote > > 2. Revert back to DXCC being determined by station location, not the > operator. To allow for local moves establish a 150 mile radius within > which > the station location may be moved. > > 3. Each operator gets to pick ONE location from which he may feed his DXCC > award going forward. This can be a traditional home station, his personal > remote station, or a commercial remote. But pick ONE and stick with it. No > more clicking from one coast to another. > > > > Sure, there will be questions on enforceability -- but you have that now > with excessive power, the "all equipment within 300 meters" rule, and so > on. > If this is a really big deal to someone, establish a DXCC OO position and > scatter them around the world (like that would be a fun job!). > > > > Gotta move to a new QTH across the country and don't want to start over? > -- > establish a remote within 150 miles of your current location, or set one > up > at the local radio club for members to use. This might even encourage RHR > to > put remotes in all metro areas to accommodate such moves. Win-win for > everyone. > > > > In the interest of transparency, if you want to weigh in on this > discussion, > please indicate your affiliation with any commercial remote business > and/or > your use/non-use of remotes to feed your awards today. > > > > > > Larry K5RK > > > > > > > > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > www.w5zn.org _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
