[Dx-qsl] A Solution for lack of activity VU4-VU7

Sun Apr 7 20:05:07 2002

Danny, N7DC, sorry if I hit a nerve with you, but you hit one with me =
also about suggesting the ARRL should be able to fix the problem by =
deleting it.
There was NO name calling in my comment so if you took it that way it =
was not intended to be directed to you personally.!!!!!
Immediately after 9-11 there was instant out cry to the ARRL to delete =
YA because it had not been on in a long time and after what was about to =
happen it would probably never be on. Look what has happened in the last =
6 Months.
NO and NO again, deleting a DXCC entity should not be a discussion again =
just because it has lacked activity for some time.
These have been legitimate DXCC entities for many years and have been =
activated several times each. In fact there was a permanent resident Ham =
in the Andaman Islands that gave out a number of QSOs on 20 Meters some =
years ago and he even had a State Side QSL Manager.
Some one with the right clout will make all of these DXCC entities =
appear sooner or later. Political and Military changes happen all the =
time all over the world. Why does the ARRL need to "water down" the DXCC =
entity list just because some foreign country doesn't allow DXing from =
their soil for a while.=20
I'm out of here with this discussion.
 73s, Gary, K4MQG =20
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 Instant DXer? Gary, you might wanna think again about that. I have =
been on the air, going on to 40 years, and from 7 permanent countries, =
and about 20 temporary spots/countries during that period, so Im no =
newbie. Yes I have heard this discussed before, and it probably will =
before. Those countries are not just "hard" to work right now, they are =
"impossible" until political and military situations change.=20
 Yes, they could change next week. So, add them to the list as new ones =
next week. Meantime they dont belong on a list of active countries on =
which people are attempting to achieve a goal. N> Korea should have =
been placed the same way, until someone was able to crack the =
governmental wall, and I am not sure it really meets the requirements =
now, even though ARRL has accepted the current operations. My =
understanding was that the entity is not elgible for recognition, if the =
government there will not allow the local citizens to have amateur =
licenses. That doesnt seem to be the case here.=20
 I believe this is a legitimate question and subject, and name =
calling is uncalled for in a serious discussion of something that is of =
great interest to a large number of amateurs, not only in the USA, but =
in the rest of the world.=20
 This is not a case of me calling for something for nothing, its simply =
a case of calling for legitimizing a procedure with common sense.=20
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