Why is it important what someone else does? Doesn't our fulfillment come
from what **we** do?
I admit, I'm not a competitive person. I prefer to be amazed at what I can
do with my own skills, including the antenna I experiment with,
Someone else blows $50,000 on an antenna and works a weak 9K2 station.
Okay, bully for him, that doesn't change what I do.
Some people can buy their DXCC, others earn it. I have 132 (or so)
confirmed countries but that's just for me. I haven't sent it in for
League approval, why should I care what Newington collects money for?
Heck, back 30 or 40 years ago, I cleaned out the shack and pitched all my
certificates and QSL cards, 78 countries at the time. It doesn't matter,
**I** know I had done that before spotting networks or any of the
modern crutches. It's a HOBBY, it's a PASTIME.
YMMV.
Ken WA8JXM
On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 9:08 PM Tree <tree@kkn.net> wrote:
> "* I'm still stuck in the 1970's with my Drake line.*"
>
> Nothing wrong with that. :-)
>
> Tree N6TR
>
> On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 5:45 PM Charles Morrison <
> charles.morrison.n1rr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > * If you want to "fix it", petition to change DXCC to read:*
> >
> > * "4-digit GRID SQUARE" -or- *
> >
> > * "Same State" -or- *
> >
> > *"Same Antenna for all contacts"*
> >
> > * -or- "wearing the same clothes as you wore for your first confirmed
> > country" *
> >
> > *instead of "within your country."*
> >
> >
> > *Then the people who are whining now will still whine = *
> >
> > * Oh, he's on the higher peak in my grid,*
> >
> > * Oh, he's visiting his buddy with the 4-Square and they're having a
> > pizza -&- beer party and I love pizza too. *
> >
> > * My old clothes dont fit any more.*
> >
> > * My dial-up mode is too slow for today's internet.*
> >
> > * I'm still stuck in the 1970's with my Drake line.*
> >
> >
> > *DXCC RULE 9. Station Location and Boundary:*
> >
> > *a)* All stations used to make contacts for a specific DXCC award must be
> > located within the same DXCC entity.
> > *c)* QSOs made with legally licensed, remotely controlled stations are
> > allowed to be used for DXCC credit.
> >
> >
> > Back in the day the A.M operators complained about the SSB guys
> > "slop-bucket"
> >
> > So much complaining...
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