Why is it important what someone else does? Doesn't our fulfillment come from what **we** do?
I admit, I'm not a competitive person. I prefer to be amazed at what I can do with my own skills, including the antenna I experiment with, Someone else blows $50,000 on an antenna and works a weak 9K2 station. Okay, bully for him, that doesn't change what I do. Some people can buy their DXCC, others earn it. I have 132 (or so) confirmed countries but that's just for me. I haven't sent it in for League approval, why should I care what Newington collects money for? Heck, back 30 or 40 years ago, I cleaned out the shack and pitched all my certificates and QSL cards, 78 countries at the time. It doesn't matter, **I** know I had done that before spotting networks or any of the modern crutches. It's a HOBBY, it's a PASTIME. YMMV. Ken WA8JXM On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 9:08 PM Tree <[email protected]> wrote: > "* I'm still stuck in the 1970's with my Drake line.*" > > Nothing wrong with that. :-) > > Tree N6TR > > On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 5:45 PM Charles Morrison < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > * If you want to "fix it", petition to change DXCC to read:* > > > > * "4-digit GRID SQUARE" -or- * > > > > * "Same State" -or- * > > > > *"Same Antenna for all contacts"* > > > > * -or- "wearing the same clothes as you wore for your first confirmed > > country" * > > > > *instead of "within your country."* > > > > > > *Then the people who are whining now will still whine = * > > > > * Oh, he's on the higher peak in my grid,* > > > > * Oh, he's visiting his buddy with the 4-Square and they're having a > > pizza -&- beer party and I love pizza too. * > > > > * My old clothes dont fit any more.* > > > > * My dial-up mode is too slow for today's internet.* > > > > * I'm still stuck in the 1970's with my Drake line.* > > > > > > *DXCC RULE 9. Station Location and Boundary:* > > > > *a)* All stations used to make contacts for a specific DXCC award must be > > located within the same DXCC entity. > > *c)* QSOs made with legally licensed, remotely controlled stations are > > allowed to be used for DXCC credit. > > > > > > Back in the day the A.M operators complained about the SSB guys > > "slop-bucket" > > > > So much complaining... > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > > Reflector > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
