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November 3rd 04, 06:27 AM

Steve Silverwood wrote:

In article ,
says...
This brings a question to my mind - if one hears and QSLs a relay of,
say, VOA from a place like, say, Thailand or Botswana, does that
"officially" count as a country heard and QSLed, or is it just another
QSL from VOA? If you hear China Radio International only on its Cuban
relay, have you heard China or Cuba? In many cases, like VOA in
Botswana, RNW in Madagascar or a pile of others like BBC or France,
the relays are the strongest and easiest signals to catch, and
frequently the only ones in a language that we provincial Yanks can
understand...

I realize that there may be varying opinions on this one, but I would
weigh the opinions of experienced DXers with some additional
gravity...

I haven't gotten a QSL since, and I'm thinkingit might be fun to start
a new album :-).

It all depends on how you want to count it. I don't know if there are
any DXing awards for the SWL hobby, like there are for ham radio (DXCC,
etc.), but if you're looking for credit for such an award, it would all
depend on the rules for that award. Other than that, count it however
you want to. It's your hobby, do whatever makes you happy.

Join up with NASWA and there are lots of awards

Download the Country List, and the awards program is in there also.

http://www.anarc.org/naswa/list/

dxAce
Michigan
USA