I can't say I've read every word of this thread, and pardon my naivety (I'm not an avid DXer) but skimming through it I haven't seen this idea come up: What if instead of being granted to the

Why do we ban repeater or echolink contacts and allow remote? If I make contact via echolink to a repeater in Maine, and then work Canada (or USA) via RF from the repeater, that is not OK, yet I

Ria, You need to stop thinking like this. If what you say is true, then every DX QSO based on an internet originated spot might be considered suspect. Why should someone not listening

And me. ARRL is dragging a very large albatross born in the 1930's in the form of highly centralized top-down culture, organizational structures that no longer work, layers and layers

+ AA6YQ comments I don't care about how you are anyone gets your DX. Why should you care how I get my DX? I think most DXCC holders don't care and this list is certainly a pretty small sample size

I don't think that anyone is denying that remotes exist, nor want to ban their use. I run a remote station, I use my remote and I am thankful that I can use my station remotely. Where I draw the line

+ AA6YQ comments below As long as we have our names in descending order listed by the League in the yearbook and on the website, people do care how people attain their positions on that list. Also,

Hugh, if you say thousands are going to drop out of the ARRL if changes do not come, why have we not heard from at least 1% of those supposedly dropping out of the ARRL and DXCC? -- Connor W4IPC -

It appears that we have devolved into nit-picking over specific facts/comments made in our discussions that are merely tangential or explanatory to our overall discussion. The real issue is this:

I’ve not known a mass murderer either. (Especially one who would advertise it), That doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Val Sent from Mail for Windows 10

+ AA6YQ comments below Ria, here is where I think the disconnect might be. To me... there is a difference in seeing a dxpedition spotted and going to a west coast remote to work them (which I’ve

Exactly, why should your opinion on how I operate and earn an award be any more important than anyone else’s. I’m not hurting anyone else by getting it my way, and other people are obviously fine

This is called "appeal to authority." Why should one person's opinion matter more than anyone else's? It shouldn't. Ria N2RJ

Amen, Ria As far as I am concerned, Open the door and stop publishing these “Reports”. Because you are essentially changing the award with the Remote technology…that makes no

Good luck with that. Steve, N4JQQ, DXAC, Delta On 8/10/2020 10:44 AM, Joel Harrison wrote:

Ria, The numbed one operator on the DXCC Honor Roll, W0FK, does not support these changes. According to you, remotes five operators an unfair advantage and you also said that people do, and have a

I’d love to have one of the qsls from when I was 14, but dad tossed them all out along with my baseball cards ( including an autographed Clemente card).....KZ5FBN would give me one more deleted

I don't care about how you are anyone gets your DX. Why should you care how I get my DX? I think most DXCC holders don't care and this list is certainly a pretty small sample

As long as we have our names in descending order listed by the League in the yearbook and on the website, people do care how people attain their positions on that list. Also, the East Coast advantage

Conner I agree with a lot of what you say but on this one you are wrong!!! Roger, N5QS On 8/10/2020 10:23 AM, Connor W4IPC wrote: