It Should never have been allowed. There needs to be a land mass area criteria added. BS7 was all BS politics. W0MU On 9/23/2020 12:01 PM, Skip wrote:

Does anyone actually know that the rock that held the scaffold in the photo I have of W6RGG working the world at BS7H ["Rock #3?"] is *really* underwater now? It looks like it's maybe

On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 05:30 PM, n5qs wrote: Countries where it is ILLEGAL to operate should be removed because the government cant authorize a legal operation without changing the law. Countries

+ AA6YQ comments below Yes, This whole issue has been interesting and randomly evolving. I have been a ham for 64 years. There has always been a modicum of discussion/criticism of this award and

Yes, This whole issue has been interesting and randomly evolving. I have been a ham for 64 years. There has always been a modicum of discussion/criticism of this award and opinions and

+ AA6YQ comments below One of my objectives has been to make the HR with 100 watts CW and wire antennas. This is my choice, well me and my wallet, this way I figure I can brag a little more. Only

Dave Thank you. One of my objectives has been to make the HR with 100 watts CW and wire antennas. This is my choice, well me and my wallet, this way I figure I can brag a little more. Only need 2 to

+ AA6YQ comments below I do not recall saying "I for one think an award should be achievable. If not then it should be changed." Can you tell me where I said that? + I posted the message URL in my

Dave I do not recall saying "I for one think an award should be achievable. If not then it should be changed." Can you tell me where I said that? Bruce NJ3K Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy

+ AA6YQ comments below This discussion has been very interesting. There are many opinions and some people want to preserve their advantage and other want it easy. The one FACT that everyone is not

Who is saying that? Ria N2RJ

I don't believe I asked for a *guarantee*. + You posted "I for one think an award should be achievable. If not, then it should be changed." <https://groups.arrl.org/g/ARRL-Awards/message/1144>

This discussion has been very interesting. There are many opinions and some people want to preserve their advantage and other want it easy. The one FACT that everyone is not recognizing is

I don't believe I asked for a *guarantee*. Also some of the entities when they were activated were with less then the best setup. (and yes I contribute funds to many DXpeditions). Some only operate

Sorry, I don’t understand this point. if this criticism of my concern with BS7, I am asking only that someone check it’s status against the criteria under which it was added. But it bothers me

My concern with BS7 is the possibility it may never be on their air again if it remains underwater. Guess I will have to wait and see. Makes me wonder if I can will my contacts to a relative who can

+ AA6YQ comments below One of the depressing things about leaving entities on the list that not active and may be decades before they become active is the fact that someone puts up a big station,

The dxcc rules support Bernie’s point and refer to bs7 as an example. If an entity was added before the current rules it would be grandfathered. not having access to history of BS7 or the rules, I

Bruce and all: The case of my prefix: by 1978 the KP3, NP3, WP3 prefix was given to Serrana Bank and Cayo Roncador, places which was also being reclaimed by Colombia the reason it also had the HK0

One of the depressing things about leaving entities on the list that not active and may be decades before they become active is the fact that someone puts up a big station, dedicates a lot of $$ and