> Now, suddenly, it is so unfair.
There have always been the ethically-challenged among us. No one is denying
that. What I sense is a realization by many that DXCC, a program that some
of us naively believed was a credible accomplishment worth investing time
and energy in, has spun totally and permanently out of control. This is
something that has been building for a long time -- There WERE complaints
when the radius rule was dropped -- and the concept of commercial remotes
was the straw that broke the camel's back for many.
Tom, you indicate you are not that passionate about chasing awards. Some
people are. Will they die tomorrow if the rules don't go their way? No. But
please don't belittle them with comments like "I think anyone who bases
their success or value in life by how they rank in something as silly as a
national DXCC list, or worrying about someone making 50 more contacts in a
contest, deserves all the angst and distress worrying about others creates
for them." All anyone is trying to do here is come to a reasonably equitable
solution to maintaining some degree of integrity for the awards program.
It is truly unfortunate that the DXAC's recommendation seems to have been
ignored and the most recent decision was made by the Board -- most of whom
are not serious DXers -- without substantial input from the DXing community.
- Larry K5RK (no affiliation with a commercial remote business)
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