Hello Joe, Same here, I also need 6M DXCC (May never get it), and I have all the DXCC available for the lower bands. I asked the DXCC bureau why not a DXCC that covers all the HF bands, and they used the endorsement answer and that there's no need for an expanded award.
I nicely thanked them and suggested it is a worthy concept and they would sell many plaques for it if they created it and make many hams happy to have it on their wall. I got nice lip service saying "NO", in reply, and that was the end of my pushing them on it. FWIW, I do not have those endorsement stickers on anything, I think I threw them away, I like my certs looking as they came, not like a camper with Good Sam bumper stickers on them. 73, Gary KA1J > > > There was no reply and to this day, nearly 50 years later they have > > never allowed such an award. > To the contrary - ARRL offer endorsement plates for 160, 30, 17, 12 > and 6 meters that can be attached to a 5BDXCC plaque turning 5BDXCC > into 6BDXCC - 10BDXCC. Mine is missing only the 6 Meter plate. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 2019-05-29 2:27 PM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote: > > Yes indeed about Stew Perry. The ARRL really fooled around with > > the 160-meter DXCC award. But even worse, when they issued me mine I > > realized I had the first ever 6-band DXCC. I asked the powers that > > be if the would issue me this. The answer was "no way." I said > > then "If a 5-band DXCC was such an accomplishment then why would a > > 6-band DXCC be also?" There was no reply and to this day, nearly 50 > > years later they have never allowed such an award. So I made one up > > on the computer and just hung it to the wall. Case closed..... as > > the ARRL is not very member-friendly but you already knew that. > > > > Herb, KV4FZ > > > > On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 1:35 PM Greg Chartrand via Topband < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> The first time I met with Stew he had his 160 DXCC application in > >> ARRL hands for quite a while and they would not issue the > >> certificate or tell him whether they would or not. His position was > >> in effect, I guess I have some enemies there. He was quite a > >> gentleman about the whole thing again saying in effect I know I was > >> the first if they acknowledge it or not. Quite a man! G. > >> > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
