[Dx-qsl] Doesn't DXCC frown on this? - Supplemental

Mon Apr 6 14:44:12 EDT 2009

Aug 18, 2008 13:39 ET
Bill Moore, NC1L
 From the July 2008 ARRL Board of Directors Meeting:
"The Board also acted on the Programs and Services Committee report, voting
to eliminate Rule 5 from Section III of the DXCC Rules. The Committee
realized that while publishing log data can have a detrimental effect on
operating awards, it was not possible to control such actions and the rule
cannot be enforced. As part of an effort to maintain the integrity of
operating awards programs, the Board called on staff to create resources and
guidelines for QSLing and for QSL managers. These guidelines will help
people who QSL to understand the "best practices" and help to support the
work of the QSL manager so that access to log data won't degrade Amateur
Radio's long tradition of the "honor system."
The rule reads:
5. The presentation in any public forum of logs or other representations of
station operation showing details of station activity or other information
from which all essential QSO elements (time, date, band, mode and callsign)
for individual contacts can be derived creates a question as to the
integrity of the claimed QSOs with that station during the period
encompassed by the log. Presentation of such information in any public forum
by the station operator, operators or associated parties is not allowed and
may be considered sufficient reason to deny ARRL award credit for contacts
with any station for which such presentations have been made. Persistent
violation of this provision may result in disqualification from the DXCC
program.
"This rule cannot be enforced. In its place staff will create resources and
guidelines for QSLing and for QSL managers in order to maintain the
integrity of operating awards programs."
- Tks Bernie, W3UR and Daily DX.